Afm analysis of glassy carbon coatings after an extended stay on the international space station (iss)

In this paper we present the results of atomic force microscopy (AFM), which is applied to characterize the surface morphology of graphite samples with glassy carbon coatings is developed, stored for 28 months under different conditions. One sample was stored on Earth at room temperature and second one was mounted on the outer side of the International Space Station.