Polymer single crystals

Polyethylene crystals (AFAM)
Mode:AFAM
Scan size:20x20 µm
Res. frequency:719 kHz

AFM topography (left) and AFAM (right) images of polyethylene chrystals on mica substrate. AFAM image shows higher contrast and reveal fine structure details that
are not detectable by AFM.

Sample courtesy of Dr. Joahim Loos, Dutch Polymer Institute,
Eindhoven, Netherlands.