Materials Characterization (2019 Edition)
Abstract
This article focuses on laboratory atomic force microscopes (AFMs) used in ambient air and liquid environments. It begins with a discussion on the origin of AFM and development trends occurring in AFM. This is followed by a section on the general principles of AFM and a comprehensive list of AFM scanning modes. There is a brief description of how each mode works and what types of applications can be made with each mode. Some of the processes involved in preparation of samples (bulk materials and those placed on a substrate) scanned in an AFM are then presented. The article...
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Member Sign InPaul West, Atomic Force Microscopy, Materials Characterization, Vol 10, 2019 ed., ASM Handbook, ASM International, 2019, p 725–738, https://doi.org/10.31399/asm.hb.v10.a0006658
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