Nanobubbles on solid surface imaged by atomic force microscopy

Nanobubbles on solid surface imaged by atomic force microscopy

Gas bubbles of nanometer size were produced on atomically flat solid surfaces and imaged by atomic force microscopy (AFM) in tapping mode in water. In AFM images, nanobubbles appeared like bright spheres. Some of the bubbles remained stable for hours during the experiments. The bubbles were disturbe...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B: Microelectronics and Nanometer Structures 2000-09, Vol.18 (5), p.2573-2575
Hauptverfasser: Lou, Shi-Tao, Ouyang, Zhen-Qian, Zhang, Yi, Li, Xiao-Jun, Hu, Jun, Li, Min-Qian, Yang, Fu-Jia
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Gas bubbles of nanometer size were produced on atomically flat solid surfaces and imaged by atomic force microscopy (AFM) in tapping mode in water. In AFM images, nanobubbles appeared like bright spheres. Some of the bubbles remained stable for hours during the experiments. The bubbles were disturbed under high load during AFM imaging. A related mechanism is discussed.
ISSN:0734-211X
1071-1023
1520-8567
DOI:10.1116/1.1289925