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

Polymers have had an enormous impact on science and technology, and their interest
relating to the development of new macromolecular materials has exponentially increased …

With the increasing proliferation of high-tech loads and electrical vehicle (EV) charging
stations, shunt active power filters (SAPFs) are contemplated to play a growingly substantial …

The nanoscale determination of the mechanical properties of interfaces is of paramount
relevance in materials science and cell biology. Bimodal atomic force microscopy (AFM) is …

Magnetic nanoparticles (MNP) offer a large variety of promising applications in medicine
thanks to their exciting physical properties, eg, magnetic hyperthermia and magnetic drug …

There are two main types of carbon nanotubes (CNTs): metallic and semiconducting.
Naturally grown CNTs are randomly distributed, posing challenges in distinguishing …

A lock-in amplifier (LIA) is an instrument that can extract weak signals from extremely noisy
environments, and it is widely used in various precision measurement fields. However, there …

Abstract Two-dimensional (2D) materials are potential candidates for electronic devices due
to their unique structures and exceptional physical properties, making them a focal point in …

In the fast growing field of multifrequency atomic force microscopy (AFM), the benefits of
using higher order modes have been extensively reported on. However, higher modes of …

An important device for modulation and frequency translation in the field of circuit quantum
electrodynamics is the in-phase and quadrature mixer, an analog component for which …