Scanning Electron Microscopy
Abstract
Surface investigations of organic materials require the provision of reference specimens for calibrating experimental equipment.
Because of their specific properties (purity, reproducibility, well-known molecular structure and orderly inter-molecular structure, electronic properties associating conductive and insulating behaviour, quality of the film-to-metal bound), polyacrylonitrile films obtained through electro-polymerization on oxidizable metal cathodes (Fe, Ni, Cu) may be used as a first type of reference sample.
Experimental results, obtained by various surface investigation techniques are presented, and their validity evaluated.
Recommended Citation
Boiziau, C. and Lécayon, G.
(1985)
"An Organic Reference Specimen: Polyacrylonitrile Film Deposited on Oxidizable Metals by Electro-Polymerization,"
Scanning Electron Microscopy: Vol. 1986:
No.
1, Article 11.
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/electron/vol1986/iss1/11