Noncontact Atomic Force Microscopy /

Since 1995, the noncontact atomic force microscope (NC-AFM) has achieved remarkable progress. Based on nanomechanical methods, the NC-AFM detects the weak attractive force between the tip of a cantilever and a sample surface. This method has the following characteristics: it has true atomic resoluti...

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Main Author: Morita, S.
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Wiesendanger, R., Meyer, E.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint : Springer, 2002.
Series:Nanoscience and technology.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Since 1995, the noncontact atomic force microscope (NC-AFM) has achieved remarkable progress. Based on nanomechanical methods, the NC-AFM detects the weak attractive force between the tip of a cantilever and a sample surface. This method has the following characteristics: it has true atomic resolution; it can measure atomic force interactions, i.e. it can be used in so-called atomic force spectroscopy (AFS); it can also be used to study insulators; and it can measure mechanical responses such as elastic deformation. This is the first book that deals with all of the emerging NC-AFM issues.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (XVIII, 439 pages 243 illustrations, 5 illustrations in color.)
ISBN:9783642560194 (electronic bk.)
3642560199 (electronic bk.)