Atomically resolved graphitic surfaces in air by atomic force microscopy

ACS Nano

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 5233-5239

  Wastl, Daniel S ^a   Weymouth, Alfred J ^a   Giessibl, Franz J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

air; ambient conditions; atomic force microscopy; atomic resolution; graphene; graphitic surfaces; qPlus sensor

Indexed keywords

AIR; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; GRAPHITE; HYDROGEN; SAPPHIRE; SILICON CARBIDE;

AMBIENT CONDITIONS; AMBIENT ENVIRONMENT; ATOMIC RESOLUTION; INTERACTION FORCES; NATURALLY OCCURRING; STRIPE STRUCTURE; SURFACE CLEANLINESS; TIP-SAMPLE INTERACTION;

GRAPHENE;

ALUMINUM OXIDE; BIOMATERIAL; GRAPHITE; HYDROGEN; LIPID BILAYER; SILICON; WATER;

AIR; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CHEMICAL PHENOMENA; CHEMISTRY; CRYSTALLIZATION; LIPID BILAYER; MATERIALS TESTING; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; SURFACE PROPERTY;

AIR; ALUMINUM OXIDE; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; CRYSTALLIZATION; GRAPHITE; HYDROGEN; HYDROPHOBIC AND HYDROPHILIC INTERACTIONS; LIPID BILAYERS; MATERIALS TESTING; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; NANOTECHNOLOGY; SILICON; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; SURFACE PROPERTIES; WATER;

EID: 84901664874     PISSN: 19360851     EISSN: 1936086X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nn501696q     Document Type: Article

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