Piezoresponse force microscopy (PFM) detects the local piezoelectric deformation of a
sample caused by an applied electric field from the tip of a scanning force microscope. PFM …

Acoustic microscopy enables the elastic properties of materials to be imaged and measured
with the resolution of a good microscope. By using frequencies in the microwave regime, it is …

The ability to 'see'down to nanoscale has always been one of the most challenging
obstacles for researchers to address fundamental questions. For many years, researchers …

A new metallic glass, which was created by vapour deposition at an appropriately high
substrate temperature, shows exceptional thermal stability, and enhanced glass transition …

Thick-filament sarcomere mutations are a common cause of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
(HCM), a disorder of heart muscle thickening associated with sudden cardiac death and …

High spatial resolution imaging of material properties is an important task for the continued
development of nanomaterials and studies of biological systems. Time-varying interaction …

Characterization of mechanical properties of thin porous films with nanoscale resolution
remains a challenge for instrumentation science. In this work, atomic force microscopy (AFM) …

The application of the most effective methods of the domain visualization in model uniaxial
ferroelectrics of lithium niobate (LN) and lithium tantalate (LT) family, and relaxor strontium …

The mechanical behavior of materials depends to a large extent on their properties at the
nanoscale and, therefore, novel characterization techniques with sub-micron spatial …

Polymeric thin films have been awakening continuous and growing interest for application in
nanotechnology. For such applications, the assessment of their (nano) mechanical …