Atomic force microscope: a new tool for imaging crystal growth processes

Hillner, P. E.; Manne, S.; Hansma, Paul K.; Gratz, A. J.

doi:10.1039/fd9939500191

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“…The natural cleavage plane of the fluorite structure {1 1 1} (Tasker, 1979), was previously studied by scanning probe microscopy during growth (Hillner et al, 1993;Guntram and Werner, 1997;Schick et al, 2004), dissolution (Hillner et al, 1993;Guntram and Werner, 1997;Cama et al, 2010) and heating (Engelhardt et al, 2000). The observed changes on the surface during those processes include the formation of steps 0.33 nm high, corresponding to one F-Ca-F layer, and facets along {1 1 0} leading to the formation of triangular pits, which is attributed to the three fold symmetry of the {1 1 1} planes.…”

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“…Previous experimental studies of topography changes during dissolution are mainly based on 3D information obtained by atomic force microscopy (AFM) (Hillner et al, 1993;Guntram and Werner, 1997) or more recently using vertical scanning interferometry (Lü ttge et al, 1999;Cama et al, 2010). The recently developed 3-D confocal profilometry (CP) technique with nanometer scale resolution and larger scanning areas opens new possibilities to analyze rougher and steeper surfaces, which allows the study of micro-scale roughness, grain boundaries and pores, on spent nuclear fuel and geological relevant microstructures during dissolution (Godinho et al, 2011).…”

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Effect of surface orientation on dissolution rates and topography of CaF2

Godinho

Piazolo

Evins

2012

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

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Effect of surface orientation on dissolution rates and topography of CaF2

Godinho

Piazolo

Evins

2012

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

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“…AFM has been widely used in recent years for the study of both the in situ growth and dissolution of mineral surfaces. It has been reported that the growth of calcite from a supersaturated solution is a second-order surface controlled reaction [8][9][10]14].…”

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IN SITU CHARACTERISATION OF CALCITE GROWTH AND INHIBITION USING ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY

Reyhani

Oliveira

Jones

et al. 2002

Int. J. Mod. Phys. B

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Real time in situ monitoring of calcite growth and inhibition on the cleavage plane (1014) is investigated using atomic force microscopy (AFM). Calcite growth and inhibition were studied using a Molecular Imaging microscope in contact mode, equipped with an in situ fluid cell. As has been reported previously, it is observed that calcite growth from aqueous solution is by motion of mono-molecular steps, and dissolution by a combination of step motion and etch pit expansion. The measured step heights were between 2.7 to 3 A. Our aim is to study the effects of a range of phosphonate-based crystal growth inhibitors of related structure, in order to provide insight into the mechanism of inhibition as a function of the additive structure. Results of this study demonstrate the effect of inhibitors on the growth steps and terraces on the (1014) surface of calcite in real time. The organic additives bind to the crystal surface, with selective binding to the step edges particularly evident in some cases. In other cases, it appears that the additive acts by binding to the terraces on the crystal surface, resulting in inhibition by coating the surface. Efforts to correlate the observations made by atomic force microscopy with bulk crystallization experiments have been made.

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“…So far, Hillner et al imaged crystal growth of a fluorite(111) surface in supersaturated solution by contact-mode AFM [79]. They reported the vertical growth of sharp asperities with a height of 10-500 nm on a flat terrace.…”

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Advanced Instrumentation of Frequency Modulation AFM for Subnanometer-Scale 2D/3D Measurements at Solid-Liquid Interfaces

Fukuma

2015

Noncontact Atomic Force Microscopy

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Since the first demonstration of true atomic-resolution imaging by frequency modulation atomic force microscopy (FM-AFM) in liquid, the method has been used for imaging subnanometer-scale structures of various materials including minerals, biological systems and other organic molecules. Rencetly, there have been further advancements in the FM-AFM instrumentation. Three-dimensional (3D) force measurement techniques are proposed for visualizing 3D hydration structures formed at a solid-liquid interface. These methods further enabled to visualize 3D distributions of flexible surface structures at interfaces between soft materials and water. Furthermore, the fundamental performance such as force sensitivity and operation speed have been significantly improved using a small cantilever and highspeed phase detector. These technical advancements enabled direct visualization of atomic-scale interfacial phenomena at 1 frame/sec. In this chapter, these recent advancements in the FM-AFM instrumentation and their applications to the studies on various interfacial phenomena are presented.

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Atomic force microscope: a new tool for imaging crystal growth processes

Cited by 68 publications

References 15 publications

Effect of surface orientation on dissolution rates and topography of CaF2

Effect of surface orientation on dissolution rates and topography of CaF2

IN SITU CHARACTERISATION OF CALCITE GROWTH AND INHIBITION USING ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY

Advanced Instrumentation of Frequency Modulation AFM for Subnanometer-Scale 2D/3D Measurements at Solid-Liquid Interfaces

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