Two-dimensional (2D) ferroics, namely ferroelectric, ferromagnetic, and ferroelastic
materials, are attracting rising interest due to their fascinating physical properties and …

Crystallization in glasses is usually considered to be a problem in the glass industry.
However, controlled crystallization of glasses is an important prerequisite in the …

It is now possible to create atomically thin regions of dopant atoms in silicon patterned with
lateral dimensions ranging from the atomic scale (angstroms) to micrometers. These …

The application of scanning microwave microscopy (SMM) to extract calibrated electrical
properties of cells and bacteria in air is presented. From the S 11 images, after calibration …

Microwave impedance microscopy (MIM) is an emerging scanning probe technique for
nanoscale complex permittivity mapping and has made significant impacts in diverse fields …

Metrology dedicated to electricity and magnetism has changed considerably in recent years.
It encompasses almost all modern scientific, industrial, and societal challenges, eg the …

A systematic and quantitative comparison of electrical detection systems in scanning
microwave microscopy is reported. Scanning microwave microscopy (SMM) is capable of …

The identification of the minerals composing rocks and their dielectric characterization is
essential for the utilization of microwave energy in the rock industry. This paper describes …

A general approach for calculating tip-sample capacitance variation in near-field scanning
microwave microscopy is presented. It can be applied to arbitrary tip shapes, thick and thin …

A calibration algorithm based on one-port vector network analyzer (VNA) calibration for
scanning microwave microscopes (SMMs) is presented and used to extract quantitative …