AFM of clean Si wafer
This is the kind of surface we grow many monolayers on.
AFM of ZnO on Si wafer
Zinc oxide deposited by exposing surface to dimethyl zinc and then water in solution.

AFMs showing smoothing of glass by a multilayer
This glass was coated with an inorganic (oxide) and organic multilayer.
Aluminum on a QCM electrode
AFM image of the Al particles on a mirror finish quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) electrode.

THF from a bulk solution sticking to silicon dioxide
Time resolved IR spectrum showing the deposition of THF on the surface of a Si crystal from solution.

Water replacing near surface THF
Time resolved IR spectrum of THF near and on the surface of a Si crystal being replaced by water.