Microscopy Morphology — Tarnishing Silver Metal into Mithrene

Measurement evidence

Microscopy Morphology

Tarnishing Silver Metal into Mithrene · Trang B., Yeung M., Popple D.C. et al. · Journal of the American Chemical Society · 2018 · 13892-13903

2 measurement groups · 5 results

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

FESEM with energy-dispersive X-ray chemical mapping

Thin Ag on Si(100) etch/no-reaction control · Thin Film

Elemental maps for [AgSePh]inf grown on thin 10 nm Ag on Si(100) under excess water; etch pits compared with MOCHA crystals

Atmosphere
Water-saturated reaction atmosphere during synthesis
Geometry
Thin Ag on Si(100)
Context
Competing side reaction on thin Ag/Si rather than ideal pristine film
Measurement source
S-6 · Figure S6 caption · Figure S6
PropertyReported valueNormalised valueUncertaintyOrigin and qualitySource
Etch pit compositionoxygen-rich and no coordination polymer elementsCaption
Qualitative
S-6 · Figure S6 caption · Figure S6
Elements enriched over MOCHA crystalscarbon, silver, and selenium most intense over MOCHA crystalsCaption
Qualitative
S-6 · Figure S6 caption · Figure S6

Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), including cross-section

[AgSePh]inf progression films from 200 nm Ag · Thin Film

SEM images after 1, 3, 4, and 8 days and cross-sectional imaging after 8 days

Geometry
Film surface and cross-section
Context
Pristine tarnished [AgSePh]inf film grown from Ag
Measurement source
13895 · Progression of the Tarnishing Reaction · Figure 5
PropertyReported valueNormalised valueUncertaintyOrigin and qualitySource
Cross-sectional mature film thickness after 8 daysMarked as a best value within this paperapproximately 255 nm255 nmText
Approximate
13896 · Progression of the Tarnishing Reaction · Figure 5b,c
Reported target crystalline film thickness range, upper bound100 nm100 nmText
Range
13892 · Abstract
Reported target crystalline film thickness range, lower bound5 nm5 nmText
Range
13892 · Abstract