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AFM, X‐ray Diffraction and Optical Microscopy Studies of Faceted Droplets of a Thermotropic Bicontinuous Cubic Mesophase
Author(s) -
Even Catherine,
Gourbil Agnès,
ImpérorClerc Marianne,
Pieranski Pawel,
Veber Michèle
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
chemphyschem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.016
H-Index - 140
eISSN - 1439-7641
pISSN - 1439-4235
DOI - 10.1002/cphc.200290005
Subject(s) - thermotropic crystal , mesophase , optical microscope , faceting , microscopy , crystallography , atomic force microscopy , materials science , diffraction , nanotechnology , chemistry , optics , liquid crystal , scanning electron microscope , optoelectronics , composite material , physics , liquid crystalline
Facing the facts : Droplets of a new thermotropic cubic mesophase are observed at room temperature both by optical microscopy and atomic force microscopy. With AFM, we prove that steps on the facets are involved in the facetting mechanism of these droplets. The AFM image shows the detail of a facet's corner and a rough area in between.