Figure 5. Micelle-based thin films.

Photographic images of a micelle film prepared by drying a sample of linear fibres of coordinated M₉₇₀; floating on water (a), in the process of being removed from the water surface (b) and being manipulated in air (c). AFM image displaying phase information superimposed on topographical height data (d), bright-field optical microscopy image (e) and rendered 3D image from TEMT (f) of a drop-cast sample of the solution of linear fibres of coordinated M₉₇₀. Scale bars correspond to 10 and 0.2μm in e and f, respectively.