Application of scanning tunnelling microscopy [STM] & atomic force microscopy [AFM] in colloid & surface chemistry (nanotechnology)

摘要

Scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM) are powerful tools for obtaining information on the packing order of molecular adsorption on a surface. Data obtained from STM images can be useful in providing information on the relative importance of molecule-molecule and molecule-substrate interactions. Molecular dimensional analyses of surfaces, and molecules situated at surfaces can be carried out. STM and AFM allow the possibility of measuring the interfacial forces.