In atomic force microscopy a cantilever with a sharp tip attached to it is scanned over the
surface of a sample, and information about the surface is extracted by measuring how the …

In this review, we present various results obtained by friction force microscopy in the last
decade. Starting with material-specific contrast, commonly observed in friction force maps …

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 …

The near-resonant, nonlinear dynamic response of microcantilevers in atomic force
microscopy is investigated through numerical continuation techniques and simulations of …

Analysis of thermoelastic damping (TED) is an important component of the design of low-
loss vacuum-operated micro-and nanomechanical resonators used in microelectro …

Atomic stick-slip processes have been studied in detail by means of friction force microscopy
with high spatial and temporal resolution. The influence of the tip-sample contact on the …

Advances in nanotechnology have intensified the need for tools that can characterize newly
synthesized nanomaterials. A variety of techniques has recently been shown which …

Lateral forces between the tip of a force microscope and atomic-scale features on the
surface of a sample can be accurately measured in a noncontact mode. Feedback …

Numerous dynamic atomic force micros-copy (AFM) methods have appeared in recent
years, which make use of the excitation and detection of higher order eigenmodes of the …

We systematically investigate higher harmonics in the vibration spectrum of scanning force
microscope cantilevers operating in the attractive regime. We show that (a) the magnitudes …