Study of the morphology of NiO nanostructures grown on highly ordered pyrolytic graphite, by the Tougaard method and atomic force microscopy: a comparative study

We studied the morphology of the deposits of NiO grown on highly ordered pyrolytic graphite (HOPG), by means of inelastic peak shape analysis and atomic force microscopy. The results obtained by both techniques show an excellent agreement. The results indicate that NiO grows on HOPG by following the Stransky-Krastanov type of growth. Copyright (C) 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.