Film-Forming Properties of Fullerene Derivatives in Electrospray Deposition Method
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Figure 7. Relationship between applied voltage and RMS
roughness estimated from AFM image.
diameter, the deposited films consist of the imbricated
structure formed by the stacking of 10 μm fullerene-de-
rivative sheets.
4) The RMS roughness of the film surface drops shar-
ply when the maximum spray diameter is reached.
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