AFM images of the platinum (111) single crystal surface as delivered, without the polishing treatment

Platinum (111) single crystal surface images as delivered, without polishing treatment. Topographic measurements in contact mode. NTEGRA Prima (NT-MDT) device. CSG probe 10.
Single crystals are an important research material due to their strictly defined structure, thus determining their electrochemical activity. They make it possible to study, for example, the course of electrode reactions or adsorption phenomena occurring on a specific ordered structure. Despite the defined crystallographic orientation, the factory single crystals are characterized by a noticeable surface roughness, which makes it impossible to perform, for example, adsorption imaging of inhibitor molecules. Atomic force microscopy allows to monitor of the state of surface preparation, expressed both in the form of statistical parameters and possible for visual observation. The file contains 18 images.