Fluorescence and AFM

AFM and transparent fluorescence

Height image

Height image of p-hexaphenyl nanofibers formed on mica

• Scan field: 8µm * 8µm
• Z-range: 60nm

Sample courtesy of Dr. F. Balzer, Humboldt University, Berlin

See these journal articles for further information:

F. Balzer, L. Kankate, H. Niehus, H.-G. Rubahn, "Epitaxy vs. dipole assisted growth for organic oligomer nanoaggregates", Proc. SPIE 5925:31-38 (2005)

L. Kankate, F. Balzer, H. Niehus, H.-G. Rubahn, "From clusters to fibers: Parameters for discontinuous para-hexaphenylene thin film growth“, J. Chem. Phys. 128, 084709 (2008)