As current literature concerning metal adsorption onto tungsten TMD monolayers largely investigates the effects of single metal atom adsorption, it is clear that there does not exist a comprehensive insight into the behaviour of metals at the early stages of nucleation or a prediction of overall morphology of metals on the TMD monolayers of WS 2 , WSe 2 , and hexagonal WTe 2 . It is also important to understand any role played by the TMD in controlling the metal morphology which is lacking to date.