Salt on mica

Due to its flat layered structure
#Mica is a common substrate used for #AtomicForceMicroscopy. Sometimes interesting self-assembly structures can be found on uncleaved mica surface. On this 4x4 µm #AFM image you can see the crystals of salt aligned along the crystallographic axes. Image by Dr. Stanislav Leeesment #NTMDT #microscopy #microscope #nanotechnology #science #crystal #nanomuseum #нтмдт #микроскоп #микроскопия #наука #кристалл #соль #слюда #наномузей #сделаноунас
Device: NTEGRA Aura
Tip: NSG01
Sample Courtesy: Stanislav Leesment
Image Courtesy: Stanislav Leesment