![AFM Study of the Internal Structure of [C60@{H2O}n]k Clusters of Hydrated C60@{H2O}n Fullerene Complexes](/upload/328edc546ba11a8d5fb2aad55531562b/issues/cover/d36dd265b230b131603b9ef0a1974161.jpeg)
from 01.01.2021 until now
Scientific-Research Institute of Semiconductor Devices; Tomsk State University; State University of Control Systems and Radioelectronics
Sevastopol, Sevastopol, Russian Federation
AFM methods were used to confirm the presence of a harder central core surrounded by a loose shell in [C60@{H2O}n]k clusters and to estimate the adhesion force between the core and the loose shell.
aqueous colloidal solutions of C60 fullerene, [C60@{H2O}n]k cluster structure, AFM methods, micromechanical properties
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