Chiara Recalcati, Rossella Yivlialin, Lamberto Duò, Alberto Guadagnini, Gianlorenzo Bussetti
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A novel experimental platform to monitor solid/water interfaces under freeze-thaw cycles.
We design and implement an original experimental platform resting on Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) to capture nanoscale insights into key characteristics of solid/water interfaces subject to freeze-thaw conditions. The work is motivated by the observation that freezing and thawing underpin a variety of processes in the context of, e.g., climate and material sciences or cryobiology. Despite their key role, fundamental processes driving freezing and thawing are still elusive and their direct documentation is still challenging. This primarily stems from operational difficulties in replicating these processes under laboratory conditions, as well as constraints of current technology in matching temporal and spatial scales at which these phenomena take place. Here, we propose an experimental strategy to control freezing at solid/water interfaces while maintaining the bulk water as liquid. Our platform favors operational simplicity and can be integrated with any tip-scanning AFM. The strength of our set-up is assessed upon experiments performed on Highly Oriented Pyrolytic Graphite (HOPG) as a model substrate.
期刊介绍:
The Journal of Microscopy is the oldest journal dedicated to the science of microscopy and the only peer-reviewed publication of the Royal Microscopical Society. It publishes papers that report on the very latest developments in microscopy such as advances in microscopy techniques or novel areas of application. The Journal does not seek to publish routine applications of microscopy or specimen preparation even though the submission may otherwise have a high scientific merit.
The scope covers research in the physical and biological sciences and covers imaging methods using light, electrons, X-rays and other radiations as well as atomic force and near field techniques. Interdisciplinary research is welcome. Papers pertaining to microscopy are also welcomed on optical theory, spectroscopy, novel specimen preparation and manipulation methods and image recording, processing and analysis including dynamic analysis of living specimens.
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