The author of 《Measuring the mechanical properties of flexible crystals using bi-modal atomic force microscopy》 were Dupont, Madeleine F.; Elbourne, Aaron; Mayes, Edwin; Latham, Kay. And the article was published in Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics in 2019. Application In Synthesis of Bis(acetylacetone)copper The author mentioned the following in the article:
Flexible crystals are an emerging class of material with unique properties and a range of potential applications. Their relatively recent development means that mech. characterization protocols have not yet been widely established. There is a lack of quant. flexibility measurements, such as the elastic modulus (Young’s modulus), reported in the literature. In this work, we investigate amplitude modulated-frequency modulated at. force microscopy (AM-FM AFM) as a fast, versatile method for measuring the elastic modulus of single flexible crystals. Specifically, the elastic modulus of single crystals of copper(II) acetylacetonate (Cu(acac)2) was measured. The elastic modulus for Cu(acac)2 was found to be 4.79 ± 0.16 GPa. Importantly, this technique was able to map the variation in mech. properties over the surface of the material with nanoscale resolution, showing some degree of correlation between surface morphol. and elastic modulus. Addnl., the distribution of elastic modulus values can be measured at different locations on the crystal, giving a statistically robust distribution, which cannot be achieved using other methods. After reading the article, we found that the author used Bis(acetylacetone)copper(cas: 13395-16-9Application In Synthesis of Bis(acetylacetone)copper)
Bis(acetylacetone)copper(cas: 13395-16-9) is used as PVC stabilizer, and curing agents for epoxy resins, acrylic adhesives and silicone rubbers. It is also used as solvents, lubricant additives, paint drier, and pesticides.Application In Synthesis of Bis(acetylacetone)copper
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Copper catalysis in organic synthesis – NCBI,
Special Issue “Fundamentals and Applications of Copper-Based Catalysts”