Application I



 Sample: Langmuir-Blodgett film (ethyl-2,3-dihydroxyoctadecanoate) on mica in air
Scan Range: 8.6 µm × 8.6 µm
Data Type: topography / Data Range: 25 nm


This highly sensitive sample surface could only be imaged non-destructively with active Q-Control, whereas the periodic repulsive contact with the probe in standard mode led to a significant modification or destruction of the surface structure.


Data courtesy of L. F. Chi et al., University of Münster.