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Combining TEM, AFM, and Profilometry for Quantitative Topography Characterization Across All Scales

Gujrati, Abhijeet and Khanal, Subarna and Pastewka, Lars and Jacobs, Tevis (2018) Combining TEM, AFM, and Profilometry for Quantitative Topography Characterization Across All Scales. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 10. p. 29169. ISSN 1944-8244

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Abstract

Surface roughness affects the functional properties of surfaces, including adhesion, friction, hydrophobicity, biological response, and electrical and thermal transport properties. However, experimental investigations to quantify these links are often inconclusive, because surfaces are fractal-like and the values of measured roughness parameters depend on measurement size. Here we demonstrate the characterization of topography of an ultrananocrystalline diamond (UNCD) surface at the Ångström-scale using transmission electron microscopy (TEM), as well as its combination with conventional techniques to achieve a comprehensive surface description spanning eight orders of magnitude in size. We performed more than 100 individual measurements of the nanodiamond film using both TEM and conventional techniques (stylus profilometry and atomic force microscopy). While individual measurements of root-mean-square (RMS) height, RMS slope, and RMS curvature vary by orders of magnitude, we combine the various techniques using the power spectral density (PSD) and use this to compute scale-independent parameters. This analysis reveals that “smooth” UNCD surfaces have an RMS slope greater than one, even larger than the slope of the Austrian Alps when measured on the scale of a human step. This approach of comprehensive multi-scale roughness characterization, measured with Ångström-scale detail, will enable the systematic evaluation and optimization of other technologically relevant surfaces, as well as systematic testing of the many analytical and numerical models for the behavior of rough surfaces.


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Item Type: Article
Status: Published
Creators/Authors:
CreatorsEmailPitt UsernameORCID
Gujrati, Abhijeetabg30@pitt.eduabg30
Khanal, Subarnasrk68@pitt.edusrk68
Pastewka, Larslars.pastewka@imtek.uni-freiburg.de
Jacobs, Tevistjacobs@pitt.edutjacobs0000-0001-8576-914X
Date: 27 July 2018
Date Type: Publication
Journal or Publication Title: ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces
Volume: 10
Publisher: American Chemical Society
Page Range: p. 29169
DOI or Unique Handle: 10.1021/acsami.8b09899
Schools and Programs: Swanson School of Engineering > Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
Refereed: Yes
ISSN: 1944-8244
Article Type: Research Article
Date Deposited: 22 Aug 2019 12:25
Last Modified: 22 Aug 2019 12:25
URI: http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/37274

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