Single-component surface in binary self-assembled NaK nanoalloy clusters
Free metallic nanoalloy clusters created in a self-assembling process out of sodium and potassium mixed vapor have been studied by synchrotron-based photoelectron spectroscopy. The clusters are shown to consist of an alloy core surrounded by a surface layer containing only K in a range of conditions from K-rich to Na-rich nanoalloys. The size of the clusters as well as the fraction of the elements