Atomic force microscopy study of small-size nanotubular polymer thin films

Authors
Zhu, CF Lee, I Li, JW Wang, C Cao, XY Xu, H Zhang, RB
Citation
Cf. Zhu et al., Atomic force microscopy study of small-size nanotubular polymer thin films, J MATER RES, 14(3), 1999, pp. 1084-1090
Citations number
23
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science","Material Science & Engineering
Journal title
JOURNAL OF MATERIALS RESEARCH
ISSN journal
08842914 → ACNP
Volume
14
Issue
3
Year of publication
1999
Pages
1084 - 1090
Database
ISI
SICI code
0884-2914(199903)14:3<1084:AFMSOS>2.0.ZU;2-J
Abstract
In this paper, we report atomic force microscopy (AFM) images of a tubular polymer and its supermolecular polymer thin films, operated in contact mode at room temperature in air. The configuration models are also calculated u sing molecular dynamics, The diameter of the polymer nanotube is about 0.7 nm, the smallest size a tube can have. The results of calculation agree wit h the experimental results.