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

In this report we review the fundamentals, applications and future tendencies of dynamic
atomic force microscopy (AFM) methods. Our focus is on understanding why the changes …

We present an overview of the main techniques for production and processing of graphene
and related materials (GRMs), as well as the key characterization procedures. We adopt …

When a crystal is subjected to a periodic potential, under certain circumstances it can adjust
itself to follow the periodicity of the potential, resulting in a commensurate state. Of particular …

Polymer Microscopy, Third Edition, is a comprehensive and practical guide to the study of
the microstructure of polymers, and is the result of the authors' many years of academic and …

A method is presented to measure the energy dissipated by the tip–sample interaction in
tapping-mode atomic force microscopy (AFM). The results show that if the amplitude of the …

Attractive and repulsive tip-sample interaction regimes of a force microscope operated with
an amplitude modulation feedback were investigated as a function of tip-sample separation …

Confocal Raman Microscopy is a relatively new technique that allows chemical imaging
without specific sample preparation. By integrating a sensitive Raman spectrometer within a …

Here we review the applications of atomic force microscopy to the study of samples of
biological origin. Emphasis is given to provide the reader with information on the broad …

Filling a gap in the literature, this book features in-depth discussions on amplitude
modulation AFM, providing an overview of the theory, instrumental considerations and …