In this report we review the fundamentals, applications and future tendencies of dynamic
atomic force microscopy (AFM) methods. Our focus is on understanding why the changes …

Significant progress has been made both in experimentation and in theoretical modeling of
scanning probe microscopy. The theoretical models used to analyze and interpret …

The scanning tunnelling microscope (STM) was invented by Binnig and Rohrer and
received a Nobel Prize of Physics in 1986. Together with the atomic force microscope (AFM) …

Written by three leading experts in the field, this book describes and explains all essential
aspects of scanning probe microscopy. Emphasis is placed on the experimental design and …

Kelvin probe force microscopy is a scanning probe technique capable of mapping the local
surface potential or work function on various surfaces with high spatial resolution. This …

The ability to manipulate single atoms and molecules laterally for creating artificial structures
on surfaces is driving us closer to the ultimate limit of two-dimensional nanoengineering …

A near contact atomic force microscope operated at low-temperature is used for vertical
manipulation of selected single atoms from the S i (111)-(7× 7) surface. The strong repulsive …

Scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) is a technique that can be used to directly observe
individual biomolecules at near-molecular scale. Within this framework, STM is of crucial …

A method for reproducible site-specific force spectroscopic measurements using frequency
modulation atomic force microscopy at room temperature is presented. The stability and …

The invention of scanning tunneling and atomic force probes revolutionized our
understanding of surfaces by providing real-space information about the geometric and …