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

Although the atomic structure of amorphous alloys, which lacks long-range translational
symmetry, may appear homogeneous at the macroscopic scale, their local dynamic and/or …

The enabling emerging technologies such as nanotechnology increased the demand for
small-size devices. The proper understanding of the nonclassical behavior of nanostructures …

Atomic force microscopy is an amazing technique that allies a versatile methodology (that
allows measurement of samples in liquid, vacuum or air) to imaging with unprecedented …

Abstract β-relaxation has long been attributed to localized motion of constituent molecules or
atoms confined to isolated regions in glasses. However, direct experimental evidence to …

Twisted van der Waals (vdW) quantum materials have emerged as a rapidly developing field
of two-dimensional (2D) semiconductors. These materials establish a new central research …

We report nanoscale mechanical heterogeneity of a metallic glass characterized by dynamic
force microscopy. Apparent energy dissipation with a variation of∼ 12%, originating from …

Tapping-mode atomic force microscopy (AFM), in which the vibrating tip periodically
approaches, interacts and retracts from the sample surface, is the most common AFM …

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 …

Although nanoscale spatial heterogeneity of metallic glasses has been demonstrated by
extensive experimental and theoretical investigations, the nature of spatial heterogeneity …