Artefacts in non-contact mode force microscopy: The role of adsorbed moisture

Ultramicroscopy

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 115-124

  Dinte, B P ^a   Watson, G S ^a   Dobson, J F ^a   Myhra, S ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adsorbed moisture; Artefacts; Force microscopy; Non contact mode

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOISTURE; POLYSTYRENES; SURFACE STRUCTURE; SURFACES;

ADSORBED MOISTURE; ARTEFACTS; DISPERSION INTERACTION; MENISCUS FORCES; NON CONTACT MODE; PAIRWISE SUMMATION;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY;

ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; SCANNING FORCE MICROSCOPY;

MICA;

EID: 0030175083     PISSN: 03043991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-3991(96)00023-X     Document Type: Article

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