SCIENCE AS ART
Yoda
Armin VahidMohammadi, Auburn University, USA
Scanning electron microscope (SEM) image of an oxidized two-dimensional (2D) V2CTx MXene particle showing similarities to the imaginary Yoda character in the Star Wars movie series. V2CTx is synthesized by selective etching of Al atoms from V2AlC MAX phase and is a promising electrode material for energy storage devices such as supercapacitors and batteries. The SEM image was taken using a JEOL JSM-7000F scanning electron microscope, and fake colors were added using computer software without manipulation of the original image (only eyes and ears are added to the image to help with showing the resemblances).
A Second Place Winner from the Science as Art competition at the 2019 MRS Spring Meeting.
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