Assembly of Subnanometric 2D Pt Nanoislands in Parallel Rows onto Au(111) by Self-Organization of Pt Clusters

Good organizational skills: Evidence for the formation of Pt clusters during classical microemulsion synthesis was obtained by scanning tunneling microscopy. The Pt clusters were spontaneously assembled on an Au(111) surface to form high‐aspect‐ratio objects. 2D nanoislands form and subsequently self‐assemble in parallel rows of several hundreds of nanometers in length.