Opticla and Lateral Piezoresponse Force Microscopy Phase Images (IMAGE)

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Opticla and Lateral Piezoresponse Force Microscopy Phase Images

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A group of researchers has explored peptide-based nanotubes and, in the Journal of Applied Physics, reports using a combination of ultraviolet and ozone exposure to generate a wettability difference and an applied field to create horizontally aligned polarization of nanotubes on flexible substrates with interlocking electrodes. The work will enable the use of organic materials more widely. This image shows optical (a-c) and lateral piezoresponse force microscopy (LPFM) phase images (d-f) of the peptide nanotubes on interlocking electrode substrates: (a, d) without alignment, (b, e) aligned using both electric field and UV/ozone, and (c, f) aligned PNTs with graphene oxide (GO) using both electric field and UV/ozone.

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Sawsan Almohammed

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