Atomic force microscopy (AFM) has been widely used in materials science and chemistry
research since it was invented in the 1980s. It is a relatively new tool for geosciences and is …

For very shallow indentations in W, Al, Au, and Fe-3wt% Si single crystals, hardness
decreased with increasing depth irrespective of increasing or decreasing strain gradients …

Ultrathin and conformal hybrid organic–inorganic thin films can be deposited by molecular
layer deposition (MLD) techniques. By combining the hybrid organic–inorganic MLD …

Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) is an important polymeric material widely used in bio-MEMS
devices such as micropillar arrays for cellular mechanical force measurements. The …

Variation of hardness with penetration in nanoindentation of a rough surface is a compound
effect of variation in asperity geometry with penetration, designated geometric effect, and …

Since in instrumented indentation the contact area is indirectly measured from the contact
depth, the natural and unavoidable roughness of real surfaces can induce some errors in …

We predict then produce superhard metallic compound TaB 2 via exploring crystal
orientation resolved stress-strain relations. First-principles calculations identify prominent …

Ultrasonic force microscopy (UFM) was introduced to probe nanoscale mechanical
properties of stiff materials. This was achieved by vibrating the sample far above the first …

Molecular layer deposition (MLD) of the hafnium alkoxide polymer known as “hafnicone”
was grown using sequential exposures of tetrakis (dimethylamido) hafnium (TDMAH) and …

In this study, the structural and nanomechanical properties of Cu2O thin films are
investigated by X-ray diffraction (XRD), atomic force microscopy (AFM), scanning electron …