Fig. 3
From: Real-time tracking of metal nucleation via local perturbation of hydration layers
Birth and growth of a copper nucleus. a 46 × 46 nm2 cropped regions from 85 × 85 nm2 in-situ HS-LMFM scans, taken from 14 to 22 s after the potential step (dashed lines on b), highlighting the birth and growth of a copper nucleus. b The chronoamperometric transient recorded at −0.27 V in 1.0 × 10−4 mol × dm−3 CuSO4 solution. c Ex-situ AFM image recorded after a 60 s potential step under the same conditions; the scale bar represents 550 nm
