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

Polymers have had an enormous impact on science and technology, and their interest
relating to the development of new macromolecular materials has exponentially increased …

The nanoscale determination of the mechanical properties of interfaces is of paramount
relevance in materials science and cell biology. Bimodal atomic force microscopy (AFM) is …

As the application of atomic force microscopy (AFM) in soft matter characterization has
expanded, the use of different types of cantilevers for these studies have also increased …

We present here a numerical calculation for sensitivity comparison of single-and bimodal-
excitation of micro-cantilever (owing rectangular shape) on the measurement of static …

Combined in-plane and out-of-plane multifrequency atomic force microscopy techniques
have been demonstrated to be important tools to decipher spatial differences of sample …

Bimodal atomic force microscopy (AFM) uses two eigenfrequencies to map nanomechanical
properties with high spatial and temporal resolution. To reliably map surface properties and …

High-harmonic (HH) frequencies in microcantilevers impose several applications in
precision detection thanks to the higher sensitivity of the higher modes in comparison to the …

We propose a new excitation technique based on simultaneous resonance phenomenon to
improve performance of the multi-frequency atomic force microscopy. Simultaneous …

Graphene is considered as one of the most promising materials for numerous applications
such as electronics, photonics, membranes, sensors, heat dissipators, lubricants and many …