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Scanning probe microscopy of polymeric methyltrioxorhenium
Author(s) -
Mattner Mike R.,
Herrmann Wolfgang A.,
Berger Rüdiger,
Gerber Christoph,
Gimzewski Jim K.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.19960080811
Subject(s) - materials science , crystallite , lamellar structure , scanning electron microscope , scanning probe microscopy , intercalation (chemistry) , nanotechnology , microscopy , chemical engineering , scanning force microscopy , lattice (music) , crystallography , atomic force microscopy , optics , composite material , inorganic chemistry , chemistry , engineering , metallurgy , acoustics , physics
The surface of polymeric methyltrioxorhenium (poly‐MTO), which is an intercalation compound with water layers as the guest in a lamellar host lattice, is shown by scanning probe techniques to consist of randomly intersecting crystalline regions with small crystallite facets. The edges of these facets exhibit steps (see Figure), the size of which can be explained in terms of the layered structure.