We demonstrate a highly sensitive and stable fiber-optic Fabry–Perot cantilever microphone
based on fast demodulated white-light interferometry. The cavity length of the low-finesse …

All surfaces exposed to ambient conditions are covered by a thin film of water. Other than at
high humidity conditions, ie, relative humidity higher than 80%, those water films have …

Fiber-optic photoacoustic (PA) sensing has important applications in trace gas detection.
The fiber-optic Fabry-Perot acoustic sensor implemented applying a cantilever is a novel …

Water menisci wet all sorts of cavities, produce among the most intense forces at the
nanoscale and play a role in many physical and chemical processes. The physical …

Sliding friction is ubiquitous in nature as are harmonic oscillators. However, when treating
harmonic oscillators the effect of sliding friction is often neglected. Here, we propose a …

The quantification of the tip–sample interaction in amplitude modulation atomic force
microscopy is challenging, especially when measuring in liquid media. Here, we derive …

The jump-into-contact (JIC) phenomenon in biased atomic force microscopy (AFM) probes
on dielectric films is studied. The influence of the film thickness on the position at which the …

Neste trabalho descreve-se o desenvolvimento e a criação de um Microscópio de força
atómica. Normalmente neste tipo de instrumentos recorre-se a uma metodologia de …

La mesure quantitative de propriétés mécaniques à l'échelle nanométrique en matière molle
est un réel enjeu pour de nombreux domaines, en particulier en biologie. Cette thèse …

Recently, using an Atomic Force Microscope and a single cantilever excited at different
frequencies it was shown that water nanomeniscus can exhibit a transition in mechanical …