The Structure of Solids

· Scanning Probe Microscopes may be used to show the organization of surface atoms. A hexagonal self-assembled bilayer of N-(n-hexyl)-D-glucomide is shown opposite.

From: Royce, Princeton University

From: I. Tuzov, Freiburg University

· The Atomic force microscope may be used to both image a surface and measure local mechanical properties. The example shown is a polypropylene surface that has been indented (twice) with the tip of the scanning probe to measure the local elastic constant.