Nanomechanical properties of supramolecular self-assembled whiskers determined by AFM force mapping.
In this Letter, we investigate the nanomechanical properties of self-assembled 1,3,5-benzenetrisamide whiskers with atomic force microscopy (AFM) bending experiments. We use force mapping to acquire spatially resolved force measurements over the full length of a whisker segment spanning a channel of a structured glass substrate. This allows validation of the experimental boundary conditions directly from the AFM data and a reliable determination of Young's modulus. The presented technique can be generalized for the mechanical characterization of other one-dimensional materials.
Kluge
Daniel
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Department of Physical Chemistry II, University of Bayreuth, Universitaetsstrasse 30, 95440 Bayreuth, Germany.
Abraham
Frank
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Schmidt
Stephan
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Schmidt
Hans-Werner
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Fery
Andreas
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