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Contact mode images after indentation tests for a post-deposition cured sample (a) and a pre-deposition cured sample (b). Image (b) shows streaking: gold prepared with pre-deposition curing is so fragile that when the tip reaches the indented area film it starts to scratch. In contrast, indentations could be clearly imaged for post-deposition cured sample (a).
