Advances in AFM for the electrical characterization of semiconductors

RA Oliver - Reports on Progress in Physics, 2008 - iopscience.iop.org
Atomic force microscopy (AFM) is a key tool for nanotechnology research and finds its
principal application in the determination of surface topography. However, the use of the …

Seeing is believing: atomic force microscopy imaging for nanomaterial research

J Zhong, J Yan - Rsc Advances, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
The research and development of nanotechnology has led to materials science and
engineering entering the “nanomaterial era”. It is pivotal for analyzing the physicochemical …

Access to residual carrier concentration in ZnO nanowires by calibrated scanning spreading resistance microscopy

L Wang, JM Chauveau, R Brenier, V Sallet… - Applied Physics …, 2016 - pubs.aip.org
Scanning spreading resistance microscopy (SSRM) was performed on non-intentionally
doped (nid) ZnO nanowires (NWs) grown by metal-organic chemical vapor deposition in …

Investigation of contact-force dependent effects in conductive atomic force microscopy on Si and GaAs

W Brezna, J Smoliner - Journal of Applied Physics, 2008 - pubs.aip.org
In this work, we systematically investigated the force dependence of conductive atomic force
microscopy on n-type Si and n-type GaAs. IV curves were recorded under different tip …

Nanoscale imaging of dopant incorporation in n-type and p-type GaN nanowires by scanning spreading resistance microscopy

EN Aybeke, AM Siladie, R Vermeersch… - Journal of Applied …, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
The realization of practical semiconductor nanowire optoelectronic devices requires
controlling their electrical transport properties, which are affected by their large …

Effective management of passive layers using composite cathodes in solid state magnesium batteries

M Perween, R Gupta, B Rebary… - Physical Chemistry …, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
A simple and effective method for the management of the passive layer in solid state
batteries is reported. The success is achieved using a composite cathode with embedded …

Nanoscale visualization of electronic properties of AlxGa1-xN/AlyGa1-yN multiple quantum-well heterostructure by spreading resistance microscopy

DE Sviridov, VI Kozlovsky, X Rong, G Chen… - Journal of Applied …, 2017 - pubs.aip.org
Cross-sectional spreading resistance microscopy has been used to investigate nanoscale
variations in electronic properties of an undoped Al 0.75 Ga 0.25 N/Al 0.95 Ga 0.05 N …

Investigation of the properties of In‐related alloys by AFM

A Minj, D Cavalcoli, A Cavallini - physica status solidi c, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract MOCVD grown Al1‐xInxN/AlN/GaN heterostructures have been characterized by
atomic force microscopy (AFM) in semi‐contact and conductive mode. The surface of In …

Nanoscale characterisation of dielectrics for advanced materials and electronic devices

R Kapoor - 2013 - theses.ncl.ac.uk
Strained silicon (Si) and silicon-germanium (SiGe) devices have long been recognised for
their enhanced mobility and higher on-state current compared with bulk-Si transistors …