The EPSRC nanotechnology image library

Image by Richard Fawcett - University of Nottingham, UK

STM image of a C60 molecule (top right) moving during the image acquisition process. The image was acquired line-by-line from left to right and the molecule moved upwards during the scan. The interesting aspect it shows is that intramolecular features of the molecule (associated with it's orbitals) are seen to rotate as the molecule moves.

This image is also available for download in the following formats:

• Image format = JPEG; physical size = 1280x1457 pixels; file size = 472 KB : DOWNLOAD

 

previous next

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-No Derivative Works 3.0 License. All image post-treatments by Andy Eccleston.