Research Article
Conventional Nanoindentation in Self-Assembled Monolayers Deposited on Gold and Silver Substrates
Table 1
Statistical data obtained for pristine Au and Ag substrates and SAM/substrate systems.
| | Average maximum depth at 9.5 N (nm) | Standard deviation at 9.5 N (nm) | Energy consumed (fJ = 10-15 J) |
| Au | 1.25 | 0.15 | 2.4 | TDT/Au | 0.82 | 0.22 | 0.5 | HDT/Au | 0.89 | 0.17 | 1.3 | BPDT/Au | 1.40 | 0.30 | 2.8 |
| Ag | 1.20 | 0.25 | 3.0 | TDT/Ag | 1.40 | 0.29 | 4.0 | HDT/Ag | 1.20 | 0.21 | 2.8 |
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