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Nanostructures

Introduction

With the emergence of nanotechnology and nanoscience the investigation and application of nanostructured materials is growing rapidly. By definition, nanostructured materials have at least one dimension that is less than 500 nanometers. The AFM is ideally suited for both visualization of nanostructured materials and for measuring the spatial dimensions of features at the surface of nanomaterials. Nanostructured materials that are measurable with an atomic force microscope include:
Figure 1: GaAs Quantum Dots - These 30 nm diameter GaAs quantum dots are easily imaged with an AFM.

 
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