Samples were prepared following methods outlined by Fryer and Wittmann on continuous amorphous carbon supported on a copper mesh grids. The first method of preparation was drop casting from solution. 1 mg of the long chain hydrocarbon was partially dissolved in 30 μL hexane to form a supersaturated solution. 2 μL was dropped onto a continuous carbon film supported on a copper 300 mesh grid and the hexane left to evaporate naturally, leaving crystalline regions of the product on the grid, giving chains orientated in the "down-chain" orientation.