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Measuring the Mechanical Properties of Preformed, Nanometer-Size Gold Clusters with the Atomic Force Microscope

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An atomic force microscope has been used in the attractive (noncontact) force mode to image individual nanometer-size Au clusters preformed in the gas phase and deposited on a wide variety of atomically flat substrates. Contact imaging modes are shown to provide sufficient lateral forces to dislodge the clusters. Using a noncontact technique, it is possible to reliably image preformed clusters in their as-deposited positions. This capability allows nanoindentation studies to measure the mechanical properties of individual nanometer-size Au clusters supported on highly oriented pyrolitic graphite and permits a measure of the deformation of a nanometer-size cluster as a function of the applied load.

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  1. Surface Chemistry Branch, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC, 20375-5000, USA

    D. M. Schaefer

  2. School of Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, W. Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA

    A. Patil & R. P. Andres

  3. Department of Physics, Purdue University, W. Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA

    R. Reifenberger

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  1. Development and Engineering Center, U.S. Army Natick Research, Natick, Massachusetts, USA

    Samuel H. Cohen , Mona T. Bray  & Marcia L. Lightbody ,  & 

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Schaefer, D.M., Patil, A., Andres, R.P., Reifenberger, R. (1994). Measuring the Mechanical Properties of Preformed, Nanometer-Size Gold Clusters with the Atomic Force Microscope. In: Cohen, S.H., Bray, M.T., Lightbody, M.L. (eds) Atomic Force Microscopy/Scanning Tunneling Microscopy. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-9322-2_41

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