Influence of ions on two-dimensional and three-dimensional atomic force microscopy at fluorite-water interfaces

Miyazawa, Keisuke, Watkins, Matthew, Shluger, Alexander and Fukuma, Takeshi (2017) Influence of ions on two-dimensional and three-dimensional atomic force microscopy at fluorite-water interfaces. Nanotechnology, 28 (4). p. 245701. ISSN 0957-4484

Full content URL: http://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6528/aa7188

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Abstract

Recent advancement in liquid-environment atomic force microscopy (AFM) has enabled us to visualize three-dimensional (3D) hydration structures as well as two-dimensional (2D) surface structures with subnanometer-scale resolution at solid-water interfaces. However, the influence of ions present in solution on the 2D- and 3D-AFM measurements has not been well understood. In this study, we perform atomic-scale 2D- and 3D-AFM measurements at fluorite-water interfaces in pure water and supersaturated solution of fluorite. The images obtained in these two environments are compared to understand the influence of the ions in solution on these measurements. In the 2D images, we found clear difference in the nanoscale structures but no significant difference in the atomic-scale contrasts. However, the 3D force images show clear difference in the subnanometer-scale contrasts. The force contrasts measured in pure water largely agree with those expected from the molecular dynamics simulation and the solvent tip approximation model. In the supersaturated solution, an additional force peak is observed over the negatively charged fluorine ion site. This location suggests that the observed force peak may originate from cations adsorbed on the fluorite surface. These results demonstrate that the ions can significantly alter the subnanometer-scale force contrasts in the 3D-AFM images.

Keywords:atomic force microscopy, confined liquid, ionic crystal, theory and experiment
Subjects:F Physical Sciences > F200 Materials Science
F Physical Sciences > F170 Physical Chemistry
F Physical Sciences > F320 Chemical Physics
Divisions:College of Science > School of Mathematics and Physics
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ID Code:27478
Deposited On:09 May 2017 12:20

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