2005

23. Tailoring electronic properties of atomic chains assembled by STM
N. Nilius, T. M. Wallis, and W. Ho
Applied Physics A 80 (2005) 951

24. Electronic properties of artificial Au chains with individual Pd impurities
T. M. Wallis, N. Nilius, G. Mikaelian, and W. Ho
J. Chem. Phys. 122 (2005) 011101

25. Interaction of CO molecules with surface state electrons on Ag(111)
M. Kulawik, M. Heyde, N. Nilius, H.-P. Rust, H.-J. Freund, B. Mantooth and P.S.Weiss
Surf. Sci. 590 (2005) L253

26. STM studies of ordered (Ö31 x Ö31) R9° CO islands on Ag(111)
M. Kulawik, N. Nilius, M. Heyde, H.-P. Rust, and H.-J. Freund
Phys. Rev. B 71 (2005) 153405

27. Photon Emission Spectroscopy of Single Oxide-Supported Ag-Au Alloy Clusters
W. Benten, N. Nilius*, N. Ernst, and H.-J. Freund
Phys. Rev. B. 72 (2005) 045403

28. Light Emission Spectroscopy of Self-Assembled Arrays of Silver Nano-Crystals with the STM
N. Nilius*, H.-M. Benia, C. Salzemann, H.-J. Freund, A. Brioude, and M.-P. Pileni
Chem.Phys. Lett. 413. (2005) 10

29. Surface potential of a polar oxide film: FeO on Pt(111)
E. D. L. Rienks, N. Nilius*, H.-P. Rust, and H.-J. Freund
Phys. Rev. B 71 (2005) 241404

30. Self-Organization of Gold Atoms on a polar FeO(111) surface
N. Nilius*, E. Rienks, H.-P. Rust, and H.-J. Freund
Phys. Rev. Lett. 95 (2005) 066101

31. Realization of a Particle-in-a-Box: Electron in an Atomic Pd Chain
N. Nilius, T. M. Wallis, and W. Ho
J. Phys. Chem. B 109 (2005) 20657

2006

32. Influence of the metal substrate on the adsorption properties of thin oxide layers: Au atoms on a thin alumina film on NiA1(110)
M. Kulawik, N. Nilius*, and H.-J. Freund
Phys. Rev. Lett. 96 (2006) 036103

33. Effect of electromagnetic interactions on plasmon excitations in silver particle ensembles
H.-M. Benia, N. Nilius*, H.-J. Freund
Surf. Sci. Lett. 600 (2006) L128

34. Oxygen-deficient line defects in an ultrathin aluminum oxide film
M. Schmid, M. Shishkin, G. Kresse, E. Napetschnig, P. Varga, M. Kulawik, N. Nilius, H.-P. Rust, H.-J. Freund
Phys. Rev. Lett. 97 (2006) 046101

35. Identification of color centers on MgO(001) thin films with STM
M. Sterrer, M. Heyde, M. Nowicki, N. Nilius, T. Risse, H-P. Rust, G. Pacchioni, H.-J. Freund
J. Phys. Chem. B 110 (2006) 46

36. EPR and STM investigations on the formation of F+ and F0 color centres on the surface of MgO thin films

M. Sterrer, E. Fischbach, M. Heyde, N. Nilius, H-P. Rust, T. Risse, H.-J. Freund
J. Phys. Chem. B 110, 8665 (2006)

37. Photochemistry on Metal Nanoparticles
K. Watanabe, D. Menzel, N. Nilius, H.-J. Freund
Chem. Rev. 106 (2006) 4301

38. Morphology and optical properties of thin MgO films on Mo(100)
S. Benedetti, H. M. Benia, N. Nilius*, S. Valeri, H.-J. Freund
Chem. Phys. Lett. 430 (2006) 330

2007

39. Local zero-bias anomaly in tunneling spectra of a transition-metal oxide thin film
E. D. L. Rienks, N. Nilius*,L. Giordano, J. Goniakowski, G. Pacchioni, M. P. Felicissimo, T. Risse, H.-P. Rust, H.-J. Freund
Phys. Rev. B 75 (2007) 205443

40. Photon mapping of MgO thin films with an STM
H. M. Benia, N. Nilius*, H.-J. Freund
Surf. Sci. Lett. 601 (2007) L55.

41. Substrate-mediated interaction and electron-induced diffusion of single lithium atoms on Ag(100)
V. Simic-Milosevic, M. Heyde, N. Nilius, M. Nowicki, H.-P. Rust, H.-J. Freund
Phys. Rev. B. 75 (2007) 195416.

42. Nucleation and growth of Au on MgO(001): A combined STM and luminescence study
H. M. Benia, X. Lin, H. J. Gao, N. Nilius*, H.-J. Freund
J. Phys. Chem. C 111 (2007) 10528.

43. Growth of thin alumina films on a vicinal NiAl surface
S. Ulrich, N. Nilius*, H.-J. Freund
Surf. Sci. 601 (2007) 4603

44. Light Emission Spectroscopy with the STM
Niklas Nilius
in ‘Probing the Nanoworld’, Matter and Materials, Vol 34, (Jülich, 2007).

45. Palladium Monomers,Dimers,and Trimers on the MgO(001) Surface Viewed Individually
M. Sterrer, T. Risse, L. Giordano, M. Heyde, N. Nilius, H.-P. Rust, G. Pacchioni, H.-J. Freund
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 46 (2007) 8703.

46. Interplay between structural, magnetic, and electronic properties in a FeO/ Pt(111) ultra thin film
L. Giordano, G. Pacchioni, J. Goniakowski, N. Nilius, E. D. L. Rienks, H.-J. Freund
Phys. Rev. B 76 (2007) 075416.

2008

47. Counting electrons transferred through a thin alumina film into Au chains
N. Nilius*, V. Ganduglia-Pirovano, V. Brazdova, M. Kulawik, J. Sauer, H.-J. Freund
Phys. Rev. Lett. 100 (2008) 096802.

48. Photon emission spectroscopy of thin MgO films with the STM: From a tip-mediated to an intrinsic emission characteristic
H. M. Benia, P. Myrach, N. Nilius*
New J. Phys. 10 (2008) 013010.

49. Band gap modulations in non-stoichiometric V2O3thin films probed by scanning tunnelling spectroscopy
V. Simic-Milosevic, N. Nilius*, H.-P. Rust, H.-J. Freund
Phys. Rev. B 77 (2008) 125112.

50. The role of the atomic structure of thin SiO2films on adsorption of Au and Pd atoms
M. Baron, D. Stacchiola, S. Ulrich, N. Nilius, S. Shaikhutdinov, H.-J. Freund, U. Martinez, L.Giordano, G. Pacchioni
Chem. Phys. C. 112 (2008) 3405.

51. Evidence for a size-selective adsorption mechanism on oxide surfaces: Pd and Au atoms on SiO2/Mo(112)
S. Ulrich, N. Nilius*, H.-J. Freund, L. Giordano, G. Pacchioni
ChemPhysChem. 9 (2008) 1367.

52. Au Dimers on Thin MgO(001) Films: Flat and Charged or Upright and Neutral?
V. Simic-Milosevic, M. Heyde, N. Nilius, T. König, H.-P. Rust, M. Sterrer, T. Risse, H.-J. Freund, L. Giordano, G. Pacchioni
J.Amer. Chem. Soc. 130 (2008) 7814.

53. Relaxation via dislocation formation of thin MgO films on Mo(001)
S. Benedetti*, P. Torelli, S. Valeri, H. M. Benia, N. Nilius*, G. Renaud
Phys. Rev. B 78 (2008) 195411.

54. Charging of Metal Adatoms on Ultrathin Oxide Films: Au and Pd on FeO/Pt(111)
L. Giordano, G. Pacchioni*, J. Goniakowski, N. Nilius*, E. D. L. Rienks, H.-J. Freund
Phys. Rev. Lett. 101 (2008) 026102.

55. Adsorption of Single Magnesium Phthalocyanine Molecules on V2O3 Thin Films
N. Nilius*, V. Simic-Milosevic
J. Phys. Chem. C 112 (2008) 10027.

56. Self assembly of MgPc molecules on FeO thin films
X. Lin, N. Nilius*
J. Phys. Chem. C 112 (2008) 15325.

57. Selectivity in Methanol Oxidation as Studied on Model Systems Involving Vanadium Oxides.
Y. Romanyshyn, S. Guimond, H. Kuhlenbeck, S. Kaya, R.P. Blum, H. Niehus, S. Shaikhutdinov, V. Simic Milosevic, N. Nilius, H.-J. Freund, M. V. Ganduglia-Pirovano, R. Fortrie, J. Döbler, J. Sauer
Top. Catal. 50 (2008) 106

58. Gold Supported on Thin Oxide Films: From Single Atoms to Nanoparticles
T. Risse, S. Shaikhutdinov, N. Nilius, M. Sterrer, H.-J. Freund
Acc. Chem. Res. 41 (2008) 949.

59. Charge-induced formation of linear Au clusters on thin MgO films
V. Simic-Milosevic, M. Heyde, X. Lin, T.König, H.-P. Rust, M. Sterrer, T. Risse, N. Nilius*, H-J. Freund, L. Giordano, G. Pacchioni*
Phys. Rev. B 78 (2008) 235429.

2009

60. Tailoring the adsorption properties of inert oxide film by inserting controlled anchor sites
S. Ulrich, N. Nilius*, H.-J. Freund, U. Martinez, L. Giordano, G. Pacchioni
Phys. Rev. Lett. 102 (2009) 016102.

61. Nucleation of gold atoms on V2O3thin films
N. Nilius*, V. Ganduglia-Pirovano*, V. Brazdova, V. Simic-Milosevic, J. Sauer, H.-J. Freund
New J. Phys. 11 (2009) 093007.

62. Realization of an atomic sieve: Silica on Mo(112)
S. Ulrich, N. Nilius*, H.-J. Freund, U. Martinez, L. Giordano, G. Pacchioni
Surf. Sci. 603 (2009) 1145.

63. Zero-bias conductance anomaly of a FeO-bound Au atom triggered by CO adsorption
E. D. L. Rienks, N. Nilius*, H.-J. Freund, L. Giordano, G. Pacchioni, J. Goniakowski
Phys. Rev. B 79, 075427 (2009).

64. Quantum well states in two-dimensional gold clusters on MgO thin films
X. Lin, N. Nilius*, H.-J. Freund, M. Walter, P. Frondelius, K. Honkala, H. Häkkinen
Phys. Rev. Lett. 102, 206801 (2009).

65. Alkali earth nano-particles on MgO thin film: Growth and optical properties
P. Myrach, N. Nilius*, H.-J. Freund
J. Phys. Chem. C 113 (2009) 18740.

66. Properties of oxide thin films and their adsorption behavior studied by scanning tunneling microscopy and conductance spectroscopy
N. Nilius
Surf. Sci. Rep. 64 (2009) 595-659.

67. Modifying the adsorption properties of silica thin films via work function control
U. Martinez, J.-F. Jerratsch, N. Nilius,* L. Giordano, G. Pacchioni, H.-J. Freund
Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 056801 (2009)

68. Lithium incorporation into a silica-Mo(112) thin film
J.-F. Jerratsch, N. Nilius,* H.-J. Freund, U. Martinez, L. Giordano, G. Pacchioni
Phys. Rev. B 80, 245423 (2009)

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