| Issue |
Europhys. Lett.
Volume 54, Number 1, April 2001
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|---|---|---|
| Page(s) | 72 - 76 | |
| Section | Condensed matter: structure, mechanical and thermal properties | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1209/epl/i2001-00230-6 | |
| Published online | 01 December 2003 | |
Simulation of atomic force microscopy of fractal nanostructured carbon films
1
INFM and Dipartimento di Scienza dei
Materiali, Università of Milano "Bicocca"via Cozzi 52, I-20126
Milano, Italy
2
INFM and Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Cagliari
Cittadella Universitaria, I-09042 Monserrato (CA), Italy
Received:
6
November
2000
Accepted:
24
January
2001
The fractal properties of nanostructured carbon films as derived from atomic force microscopy are theoretically investigated by classical molecular dynamics. The non-trivial role of the tip radius in the experimental determination of the fractal exponents is elucidated.
PACS: 61.48.+c – Fullerenes and fullerene-related materials / 68.35.Ct – Interface structure and roughness / 61.46.+w – Nanoscale materials: clusters, nanoparticles, nanotubes, and nanocrystals
© EDP Sciences, 2001
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