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Journal article

Scanning probe microscopy techniques for mechanical characterization at nanoscale

  • 1. Department of Basic and Applied Sciences for Engineering, University of Rome Sapienza, and Electron Microscopies and Nanoscopies Laboratory, EMINA Lab., Rome (Italy)
  • 2. Department of Molecular Biosciences and Bioengineering, University of Hawaii - Honolulu and Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Hawaii - Honolulu (United States)
  • 3. Department of Chemical Sciences and Technologies, University of Rome Tor Vergata, and Micro and Nano-structured Systems Laboratory -MINAS lab- Rome (Italy)
  • 4. Centro di Ricerca per le Nanotecnologie Applicate all'Ingegneria della Sapienza (CNIS), University of Rome Sapienza, Rome (Italy)

Description

Three atomic force microscopy (AFM)-based techniques are reviewed that allow one to conduct accurate measurements of mechanical properties of either stiff or compliant materials at a nanometer scale. Atomic force acoustic microscopy, AFM-based depth sensing indentation, and torsional harmonic AFM are briefly described. Examples and results of quantitative characterization of stiff (an ultrathin SeSn film), soft polymeric (polyaniline fibers doped with detonation nanodiamond) and biological (collagen fibers) materials are reported.

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nuovo Cimento. C (Print)
Journal Volume
36
Journal Issue
2
Journal Page Range
p. 83-88
ISSN
2037-4909

Conference

Title
8. edition
Acronym
Nano forum 2012
Dates
24-26 Sep 2012
Place
Rome (Italy)

INIS

Country of Publication
Italy
Country of Input or Organization
Italy
INIS RN
44096000
Subject category
S77: NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
ACOUSTICS; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; MECHANICS; NANOSTRUCTURES; POLYMERS; SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; TECHNOLOGY UTILIZATION
Descriptors DEC
MATERIALS; MICROSCOPY