Scanning Probe Microscopy in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

Front Matter....Pages i-xxx
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Dynamic Force Microscopy and Spectroscopy Using the Frequency-Modulation Technique in Air and Liquids....Pages 3-21
Photonic Force Microscopy: From Femtonewton Force Sensing to Ultra-Sensitive Spectroscopy....Pages 23-56
Polarization-Sensitive Tip-Enhanced Raman Scattering....Pages 57-88
Electrostatic Force Microscopy and Kelvin Force Microscopy as a Probe of the Electrostatic and Electronic Properties of Carbon Nanotubes....Pages 89-128
Carbon Nanotube Atomic Force Microscopy with Applications to Biology and Electronics....Pages 129-168
Novel Strategies to Probe the Fluid Properties and Revealing its Hidden Elasticity....Pages 169-197
Combining Atomic Force Microscopy and Depth-Sensing Instruments for the Nanometer-Scale Mechanical Characterization of Soft Matter....Pages 199-223
Static and Dynamic Structural Modeling Analysis of Atomic Force Microscope....Pages 225-257
Experimental Methods for the Calibration of Lateral Forces in Atomic Force Microscopy....Pages 259-321
Front Matter....Pages 325-325
Simultaneous Topography and Recognition Imaging....Pages 325-362
Structural and Mechanical Mechanisms of Ocular Tissues Probed by AFM....Pages 363-393
Force-Extension and Force-Clamp AFM Spectroscopies in Investigating Mechanochemical Reactions and Mechanical Properties of Single Biomolecules....Pages 395-423
Multilevel Experimental and Modelling Techniques for Bioartificial Scaffolds and Matrices....Pages 425-486
Quantized Mechanics of Nanotubes and Bundles....Pages 487-506
Spin and Charge Pairing Instabilities in Nanoclusters and Nanomaterials....Pages 507-570
Mechanical Properties of One-Dimensional Nanostructures....Pages 571-611
Colossal Permittivity in Advanced Functional Heterogeneous Materials: The Relevance of the Local Measurements at Submicron Scale....Pages 613-646
Controlling Wear on Nanoscale....Pages 647-686
Contact Potential Difference Techniques as Probing Tools in Tribology and Surface Mapping....Pages 687-720
Front Matter....Pages 723-723
Modern Atomic Force Microscopy and Its Application to the Study of Genome Architecture....Pages 723-756
Front Matter....Pages 723-723
Near-Field Optical Litography....Pages 757-793
A New AFM-Based Lithography Method: Thermochemical Nanolithography....Pages 795-811
Scanning Probe Alloying Nanolithography....Pages 813-832
Structuring the Surface of Crystallizable Polymers with an AFM Tip....Pages 833-866
Application of Contact Mode AFM to Manufacturing Processes....Pages 867-914
Scanning Probe Microscopy as a Tool Applied to Agriculture....Pages 915-944
Back Matter....Pages 945-956