Research and monitoring of surface
properties with nano-scale resolution

GALLERY

• Scratches
• Hard alloys
• Micromodifications
• Silicon
• Calibration

Scratches on the surface

Scratch on the hard face (111) of natural diamond crystal. It was created at room temperature by carbonado-type diamond. Demonstrates the fracture mechanism of a diamond surface at grinding.
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Examples of the NanoScan sclerometry hardness test (scratching with the ultrahard fullerite C60 indenter)
Topaz	Diamond
Scratch on the saw-grade diamond

Hard alloys

The hard alloy basing on cubic boron nitride c-BN and metal bond of titanum and cooper (Ti-Cu).
Profile	Elastisity modulus map
Hard alloy basing on the tungsten carbide
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Micromodifications

Example of the controlled surface micro-modification. 5 indents on the aluminium surface.
Blank surface	Modified surface

Silicon

Silicon wafer after cobalt implanting.

Calibration

Silicon grating for piezo-scanner calibration.

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