Photo-induced force microscopy (PiFM) is a scan probe technique that offers images with
spectroscopic contrast at a spatial resolution in the nanometer range. PiFM utilizes the non …

Conspectus The enormous advances made in nanotechnology have also intensified the
need for tools that can characterize newly synthesized nanoaterials with high sensitivity and …

Correlating spatial chemical information with the morphology of closely packed
nanostructures remains a challenge for the scientific community. For example …

We demonstrate a method for fabricating nanoparticles in a line at the top of silver wrinkled
structures by tilting the substrate. The center of gravity of the colloidal droplets was moved …

Light with helical phase wavefront carries orbital angular momentum, a unique feature
widening the horizon of optical imaging applicability. Here, we take particular interest in the …

We investigate the tip-enhanced thermal expansion force for nanoscale chemical imaging
and spectroscopy in the tip–sample junction. It is found, both theoretically and …

We perform time-resolved pump-probe microscopy measurements by recording the local
force between a sharp tip and the photo-excited sample as a readout mechanism for the …

Nanoscopic observation of chiro-optical phenomena is essential in wide scientific areas but
has measurement difficulties; hence, its physics is still unknown. To obtain a full …

Rapid nanoscale imaging of the bulk heterojunction layer in organic solar cells is essential
to the continued development of high-performance devices. Unfortunately, commonly used …

Control of photoinduced forces allows nanoparticle manipulation, atom trap**, and
fundamental studies of light-matter interactions. Scanning probe microscopy enables the …