Beilstein J. Nanotechnol.2020,11, 1432–1438, doi:10.3762/bjnano.11.127
of the ferrocene moiety, herein on CaF2(111) surfaces, by using the protruding hydrogen atoms as markers.
Keywords: calcium fluoride (CaF2); ferrocene; functionalisedtips; high-resolution imaging; non-contact atomic force microscopy; Introduction
It is still a challenge to determine the precise
][8]. Furthermore, the imaging of hydrogen atoms attached to propellane molecules with CO-functionalisedtips was suggested to enable the identification of three-dimensional molecules [9]. Very recently, a combination of NC-AFM and automated structure detection has been able to resolve the orientation
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Figure 1:
Dumbbell shape of single FDCA molecules. Quadruped binding motif of FDCA on CaF2(111) (adapted from ...
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functionalisedtips has provided additional impetus to elucidating the role of the tip apex in the observed contrast.
Results: We present an analysis of the influence of the tip apex during imaging of the Si(100) substrate in ultra-high vacuum (UHV) at 5 K using a qPlus sensor for noncontact atomic force
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Topographs acquired in constant Δf NC-AFM of Si(100) at 5 K, demonstrating different imaging mechan...