A team of researchers with members affiliated with several institutions in China has demonstrated real-space imaging of some of the most representative forms of hydrated protons. In their paper published in the journal Science, the group describes modifying their qPlus non-intrusive atomic force microscope (AFM) to improve detection and imaging. They used it to study hydrated protons in water placed on different metal materials. Yoshiaka Sugimoto, with the University of Tokyo, has published a Perspectives piece in the same journal issue outlining the work done by the team.
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Source: Phys.org