Surface morphology studies of in situ polycondensation microcomposites using atomic force microscopy

1998 ◽  
Vol 66 (7) ◽  
pp. S591-S596 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Tian ◽  
C. Wang ◽  
Z. Lin ◽  
J.W. Li ◽  
C.L. Bai
Keyword(s):  
Atomic Force Microscopy ◽  
Surface Morphology ◽  
Force Microscopy ◽  
Atomic Force

Surface morphology of As-deposited and laser-damaged dielectric mirror coatings studied in-situ by atomic force microscopy

1992 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark R. Kozlowski ◽  
Michael C. Staggs ◽  
Mehdi Balooch ◽  
Robert J. Tench ◽  
Wigbert J. Siekhaus
Keyword(s):  
Atomic Force Microscopy ◽  
Surface Morphology ◽  
Force Microscopy ◽  
Dielectric Mirror ◽  
Atomic Force

Chromic Polydiacetylene Single Crystals: Atomic Force Microscopy Studies

1995 ◽  
Vol 413 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. Shivshankar ◽  
C. Sung ◽  
J. Kumar ◽  
S. K. Tripathy ◽  
D. J. Sandman
Keyword(s):  
Atomic Force Microscopy ◽  
Surface Morphology ◽  
Single Crystals ◽  
Ambient Conditions ◽  
Free Standing ◽  
Force Microscopy ◽  
Sensor Performance ◽  
Atomic Force ◽  
Variable Surface

ABSTRACTWe have studied the surface morphology of free standing single crystals of thermochromic polydiacetylenes (PDAs), namely, ETCD and IPUDO (respectively, the ethyl and isopropyl urethanes of 5,7-dodecadiyn-1,12-diol), by Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) under ambient conditions. Micron scale as well as molecularly resolved images were obtained. The micron scale images indicate a variable surface, and the molecularly resolved images show a well defined 2-D lattice that is interpreted in terms of molecular models and known crystallographic data. Thereby information about surface morphology, which is crucial to potential optical device or chromic sensor performance is available. We also report the observation of a “macroscopic shattering” of the IPUDO monomer crystal during in-situ UV polymerization studies.

Polyaniline Surface Morphology During The Doping Process Using Atomic Force Microscopy

1993 ◽  
Vol 328 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leonard J. Buckley
Keyword(s):  
Atomic Force Microscopy ◽  
Surface Morphology ◽  
Polymer Surface ◽  
Force Microscopy ◽  
Atomic Force ◽  
Base Solution ◽  
Acid And Base ◽  
Polyaniline Films ◽  
Doped Polymer

ABSTRACTChemically synthesized polyaniline films were studied during the doping and dedoping process by imaging the polymer surface using in-situ Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM). The polymer, which was initially in the base non-conducting form was doped using aqueous acidic solutions of both tosylic (pH=0.2) and HCl (pH of 0.2 and 1.0). Dedoping was accomplished by exposing the same doped polymer surface to NH4OH (pH=12) base solution. AFM images showed that it was necessary to cycle the polymer surface 3 times between acid and base before a reproducible surface morphology was established between the doped and dedoped states. For the case of doping with tosylic acid AFM images showed that the polyaniline surface was immediately roughened. In addition there appeared to be an increase in the size of surface channels and cracks. When doping with HC1 (pH=1.0), no change in surface morphology was observed; however, noticeable surface roughening occurred over 10 Minutes for the case of the lower pH=0.2 solution. The complex permittivity and DC conductivity was measured to estimate the level of protonation in the AFM samples.

SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY ON EPITAXIAL HoBa2Cu3O7-δ AND Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+δ THIN FILMS

2002 ◽  
Vol 09 (05n06) ◽  
pp. 1729-1733
Author(s):  
W. LOPERA ◽  
D. GIRATÁ ◽  
F. PÉREZ ◽  
L. F. CASTRO ◽  
E. BACA ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Atomic Force Microscopy ◽  
High Pressure ◽  
Surface Morphology ◽  
Surface Topography ◽  
Chemical Etching ◽  
Film Surface ◽  
Force Microscopy ◽  
Atomic Force

Surface topography on epitaxial HoBa 2 Cu 3 O 7-δ (HBCO) and Bi 2 Sr 2 CaCu 2 O 8+δ (BSCCO) thin films analysis by using the atomic force microscopy (AFM) technique was carried out. The films were deposited in situ on SrTiO 3 substrates with thicknesses ranging from 100 to 300 nm by a high-pressure sputtering process. Chemical etching with a nonaqueous solution of Br-ethanol was used to modify the surface of the samples. HBCO films showed spiral grains, while BSCCO samples exhibited a terraced growth. Etching with Br-ethanol has different effects on HBCO and BSCCO. In HBCO, etching produces clean surfaces with light changes on the surface morphology, whereas in BSCCO it conduces to strong changes in the structure and the roughness of the film surface.

Influence of the Etching Process on the Surface Morphology of 4H-SiC Substrate Used in the Epitaxial Graphene

2019 ◽  
Vol 954 ◽  
pp. 21-25
Author(s):  
Zhi Fei Zhao ◽  
Yun Li ◽  
Yi Wang ◽  
Ping Zhou ◽  
Wu Yun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Atomic Force Microscopy ◽  
Surface Morphology ◽  
Epitaxial Graphene ◽  
Etching Process ◽  
Full Width ◽  
Half Maximum ◽  
Force Microscopy ◽  
Hydrogen Environment ◽  
Atomic Force

The morphology of the in-situ etching process on Si-face and C-face 4H-SiC, by annealing in a hydrogen environment, is studied by atomic force microscopy (AFM). The uniform step-terrace morphology of both the Si-face and C-face 4H-SiC is achieved with the assistance of carbon/silicon flux. The full width at half maximum (FWHM) of Raman 2D peak for the graphene grown on the uniform step-terrace morphology of the Si-face and C-face is 36.2 and 22 cm-1, respectively.

Atomic force microscopy surface morphology studies of ‘in situ’ deposited polyaniline thin films

1995 ◽  
Vol 73 (3) ◽  
pp. 205-208 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jamshid K. Avlyanov ◽  
Jack Y. Josefowicz ◽  
Alan G. MacDiarmid
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Atomic Force Microscopy ◽  
Surface Morphology ◽  
Force Microscopy ◽  
Atomic Force

Atomic force microscopy of in situ deformed nickel thin films

1999 ◽  
Vol 353 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 194-200 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Coupeau ◽  
J.F. Naud ◽  
F. Cleymand ◽  
P. Goudeau ◽  
J. Grilhé
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Atomic Force Microscopy ◽  
Force Microscopy ◽  
Nickel Thin Films ◽  
Atomic Force
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