Chemical Analysis Using Scanning Force Microscopy. An Undergraduate Laboratory Experiment
Chemical Analysis Using Scanning Force Microscopy. An Undergraduate Laboratory Experiment
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使用扫描力显微镜进行化学分析。
DOI:
10.1021/ed079p207
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发表时间:
2002
影响因子:
3
通讯作者:
C. Zhong
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文献类型:
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作者:
M. Maye;Jin Luo;Li Han;C. Zhong
This undergraduate laboratory experiment uses scanning force microscopy to perform chemical analysis at chemically designed surfaces. It involves lateral force measurements at self-assembled monolayers to provide chemical mapping capability. Monolayer patterns with different functional groups were prepared on gold substrates using a micro-contact printing method. The simplicity of the sample preparation and the relative ease of the microscope operation allowed students to gain hands-on experience in molecular assembling, image acquisition, and data interpretation. The images were analyzed and discussed in terms of tip-sample interaction forces and surface chemical composition of the patterned monolayers. This experiment helps students to grasp analytical concepts based on chemical interactions at atomic and molecular levels.