Growth of Pt by pulsed laser deposition

Atomically resolved STM image of the initial growth of Pt on Pt(111) by PLD. See: M. Schmid, C. Lenauer, A. Buchsbaum, F. Wimmer, G. Rauchbauer, P. Scheiber, G. Betz, P. Varga, High island densities in pulsed laser deposition: Causes and implications. Phys. Rev. Lett. 103 (2009) 076101