bromine atoms

Happy Swiss National Holiday 2024 with Smallest Swiss Cross

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31 July 202431 July 2024
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20 bromine atoms positioned on a sodium chloride surface using the tip of an atomic force microscope at room temperature, creating a Swiss cross with the size of 5.6nm. The structure is stable at room temperature and was achieved by exchanging chlorine with bromine atoms. (Fig: University of Basel, Department of Physics) The image was taken using a NANOSENSORS PointProbePlus PPP-NCL AFM probe

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