A multi-wall carbon nanotube (MWCNT) relocation technique for atomic force microscopy (AFM) samples

被引:21
作者
Cao, YZ [1 ]
Liang, YC
Dong, S
Wang, Y
机构
[1] Harbin Inst Technol, Precis Engn Res Inst, Harbin 150001, Heilongjiang, Peoples R China
[2] Harbin Inst Technol, Dept Appl Chem, Harbin 150001, Heilongjiang, Peoples R China
基金
高等学校博士学科点专项科研基金;
关键词
AFM; MWCNT; relocate; block copolymer;
D O I
10.1016/j.ultramic.2004.10.007
中图分类号
TH742 [显微镜];
学科分类号
摘要
A simple relocation technique for atomic force microscopy (AFM), which takes advantage of multi-wall carbon nanotube (MWCNT), is used for investigating repeatedly the imaging of some specific species on the whole substrate with a high relocation accuracy of tens of nanometers. As an example of the application of this technique, Tapping Mode AFM ex situ study of the morphology transition induced by solvent treatment in a triblock copolymer thin film has been carried out. (c) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:103 / 108
页数:6
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