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Investigating Single Molecule Adhesion by Atomic Force Spectroscopy
Published on: February 27, 2015
High resolution AFM images of the single-crystal alpha-Al2O3(0001) surface in water
1Chemical Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia. yang.gan@newcastle.edu.au
The Journal of Physical Chemistry. B
|July 21, 2006
Abstract:
The (0001) surface of alpha-Al(2)O(3) single crystals has been imaged by atomic force microscopy in water. The observed hexagonal lattice arrangement has a period of 4.7 A, in good agreement with the known bulk unit cell. The sample cleaning procedure was found to be crucial in obtaining clean terraces and achieving lattice resolution.

