Atomic force microscopy has been used to image the surface structure o
f a range of gibbsite (AI(OH)(3)) crystals. A variety of microtopograp
hies has been imaged on the (001) plane, and sub-nanometer detail has
been observed on flat areas that is commensurate with the known bulk s
tructure of the solid. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reser
ved.