Nanobubbles on solid surface imaged by atomic force microscopy
- 1 September 2000
- journal article
- Published by American Vacuum Society in Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B: Microelectronics and Nanometer Structures
- Vol. 18 (5), 2573-2575
- https://doi.org/10.1116/1.1289925
Abstract
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.Keywords
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