Fast, high-resolution, non-destructive and quantitative characterization methods are needed
to develop materials with tailored properties at the nanoscale or to understand the …

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 …

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 …

Bimodal force microscopy is a dynamic force-based method with the capability of mapping
simultaneously the topography and the nanomechanical properties of soft-matter surfaces …

Quantitative mapping of viscoelastic properties of soft matter with a nanoscale spatial
resolution is an active and relevant research topic in atomic force microscopy (AFM) and …

Self-assembled nanowire (NW) crystals can be grown into nearly defect-free
nanomechanical resonators with exceptional properties, including small motional mass …

Mapping of the protein structural flexibility with sub-2-nm spatial resolution in liquid is
achieved by combining bimodal excitation and frequency modulation force microscopy. The …

Graphene and graphite are generally considered as materials exhibiting friction anisotropy.
However, it was demonstrated by friction force microscopy experiments that friction …

A trifunctional, partially fluorinated anthracene‐substituted triptycene monomer was spread
at an air/water interface into a monolayer, which was transformed into a long‐range‐ordered …

Over the past several decades, atomic force microscopy (AFM) has advanced from a
technique used primarily for surface topography imaging to one capable of characterizing a …