Interface Structure of Fluorine-Graphite Intercalation Compounds Studied by Atomic Force Microscopy

Intercalation compounds of graphite*

A broad review of recent research work on the preparation and the remarkable properties of intercalation compounds of graphite, covering a wide range of topics from the basic chemistry, physics and materials science to engineering applications.

Nanomechanics of Amyloid Materials Studied by Atomic Force Microscopy

Amyloids are usually used to refer to a wide range of fibrous nanostructures formed from natural and synthetic proteins and peptides. The self-propagating protein aggregates are rich in ┚-sheets, which stack in hundreds to thousands units perpendicular to the fibrous axis, forming fibrils 5-15 nm in width and several micrometers in length (Dobson, 1999; Jaroniec et al., 2004; Luhrs et al., 2005...

Structure and stability of pertussis toxin studied by in situ atomic force microscopy.

Pertussis toxin, both complete and the B-oligomer, were imaged by atomic force microscopy (AFM), using specimens prepared by simple surface adsorption on mica without further manipulation. The spatial arrangement of the subunits of the B-oligomer was clearly resolved, representing the first protein quaternary structure obtained by AFM in situ. The results suggest that the B-oligomer is a flat p...

Ternary Intercalation Compound of Graphite with Aluminum Fluoride and Fluorine

A ternary intercalation compound of graphite with AIF3 and F2, CXF(A1F3)J/ was prepared under fluorine atmosphere at temperatures of 20-400 °C. The typical 1st stage compound has a composition of C6F(AlF3)o,i5 with a repeat distance of 940 pm. Rapid progress in the reaction led of the formation of graphite fluoride, (C2F),,. ESCA spectra indicate that the chemical bond between host graphite and...

Domain structure and polarization reversal in ferroelectrics studied by atomic force microscopy