scholarly journals CHARACTERIZATION OF SURFACE OF THE (010) FACE OF BORAX CRYSTALS USING EX SITU ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY (AFM):

2010 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 274-277
Author(s):  
Suharso Suharso

The surface topology of borax crystals grown at a relative supersaturation of 0.21 has been investigated using ex situ atomic force microscopy (AFM). It was found that the cleavage of borax crystals along the (010) face planes has features of the cleavage of layered compounds, exhibiting cleavage steps of low heights. The step heights of the cleavage of the (010) face of borax crystal are from one unit cell to three unit cells of this face.   Keywords: AFM, cleavage, borax.

2000 ◽  
Vol 657 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. M. Allameh ◽  
B. Gally ◽  
S. Brown ◽  
W.O. Soboyejo

ABSTRACTThis paper presents the results of an atomic force microscopy (AFM) study of the evolution of surface topology in notched polysilicon MEMS structures deformed under cyclic loading at room temperature. The in-situ and ex-situ AFM studies reveal changes in surface topology after cyclic actuation at a relative humidity of ∼70%. These lead ultimately to large wavelength modulations close to the bottom of the notch, in the areas where the tensile stresses are maximum. This is in contrast with the wavelength of the surface modulations away from the notch, which remain relatively unchanged. The results are discussed in terms of possible chemical/surface processes that can occur in the presence of water vapor.


Author(s):  
Willian Silva Conceição ◽  
Ştefan Ţălu ◽  
Robert Saraiva Matos ◽  
Glenda Quaresma Ramos ◽  
Fidel Guereiro Zayas ◽  
...  

Micron ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 42 (3) ◽  
pp. 299-304 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gi-Ja Lee ◽  
Su-Jin Chae ◽  
Jae Hoon Jeong ◽  
So-Ra Lee ◽  
Sang-Jin Ha ◽  
...  

1994 ◽  
Vol 76 (6) ◽  
pp. 3443-3447 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. M. Yáñez‐Limón ◽  
F. Ruiz ◽  
J. González‐Hernández ◽  
C. Vázquez‐López ◽  
E. López‐Cruz

2005 ◽  
Vol 77 (2) ◽  
pp. 424-434 ◽  
Author(s):  
Phillip S. Dobson ◽  
John M. R. Weaver ◽  
Mark N. Holder ◽  
Patrick R. Unwin ◽  
Julie V. Macpherson

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