In this article, we present a quantitative stiffness imaging technique and demonstrate its use
to directly map the dynamic mechanical properties of materials with nanometer-scale lateral …

In this paper, the resonant frequency and sensitivity of atomic force microscope (AFM)
microcantilevers are studied using the modified couple stress theory. The classical …

Torsional and lateral vibrations of atomic force microscope (AFM) cantilevers can be used to
measure elastic and frictional properties on a nanoscale. Recently a new dynamic operation …

Detection of dynamic surface displacements associated with local changes in material strain
provides access to a number of phenomena and material properties. Contact resonance …

Scanning probe microscopy (SPM) is a widely used experimental technique for
characterizing and fabricating nanostructures on surfaces. In particular, due to its ability to …

This is the first book to bring together both the basic theory and proven process engineering
practice of AFM. It is presented in a way that is accessible and valuable to practising …

Metallic glasses are structurally heterogeneous below a certain length scale. Here we
demonstrate how elastic heterogeneities change in response to a macroscopic cyclic, but …

The purpose of this paper is the enhancement of the AFM sensitivity through the selection of
an optimized FGM micro cantilever beam. In this paper, resonant frequencies and …

Frequency-dependent dynamic behaviour in piezoresponse force microscopy (PFM)
implemented on a beam-deflection atomic force microscope (AFM) is analysed using a …

This book edited by Tribikram Kundu is an expanded and updated version of Ultrasonic
Nondestructive Evaluation: Engineering and Biological Material Characterization (CRC …