cMOF Evidence Base
Microscopy Morphology — Bulk protonic conductivity in a cephalopod structural protein

Measurement evidence

Microscopy Morphology

Bulk protonic conductivity in a cephalopod structural protein · Ordinario D.D., Phan L., Walkup IV W.G. et al. · Nature Chemistry · 2014 · 596-602

1 measurement group · 2 results

Reported values remain attached to the sample, method, conditions, extraction quality and source location that produced them.

Optical microscopy and atomic force microscopy

Atomic force microscopy

Wild-type reflectin A1 thin film on SiO2/Si with gold electrodes · Thin Film

Optical images used for length/width; AFM trenches used for film thickness at dry and humidified relative humidities.

Atmosphere
dry RH <50% and humidified RH 90%
Geometry
Electrodes 100 um wide by 400 um long with 50 um separation for typical device
Context
pristine reflectin device films
Measurement source
5 · Atomic Force Microscopy · Supplementary Figure 4
PropertyReported valueNormalised valueUncertaintyOrigin and qualitySource
AFM morphologyfilms are smooth and featureless over large areas——Caption
Qualitative		14 · Supplementary Figure 4 caption · Supplementary Figure 4
Reflectin film thickness increase from dry to 90% RH~40%——Text
Approximate		5 · Atomic Force Microscopy