Quantitative assessment of intermolecular interactions by atomic force microscopy imaging using copper oxide tips

• Published in: Nature nanotechnology Vol. 13; no. 5; pp. 371 - 375
• Main Authors: Mönig, Harry, Amirjalayer, Saeed, Timmer, Alexander, Hu, Zhixin, Liu, Lacheng, Díaz Arado, Oscar, Cnudde, Marvin, Strassert, Cristian Alejandro, Ji, Wei, Rohlfing, Michael, Fuchs, Harald
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 01.05.2018; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: 639/638/11; 639/638/11/942; 639/766/119/544; 639/766/94; 639/925/930/328/1262; Atomic force microscopy; Atomic structure; Bonding strength; Chemistry and Materials Science; Configurations; Copper; Copper oxides; Corrosion inhibitors; Deflection; Hydrogen bonding; Hydrogen bonds; Letter; Materials Science; Microscopy; Molecular chains; Nanotechnology; Nanotechnology and Microengineering; Oxygen; Passivity; Structural stability; Substrates; Tips

Atomic force microscopy is an impressive tool with which to directly resolve the bonding structure of organic compounds 1 – 5 . The methodology usually involves chemical passivation of the probe-tip termination by attaching single molecules or atoms such as CO or Xe (refs 1 , 6 – 9 ). However, these...