Capacitance dilatometry attachment for a surface-force apparatus

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 298-304

  Stewart, A M ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adhesion; Capacitance dilatometry; Electrical double layer; Surface potential; Surface force apparatus; Transformer bridge

Indexed keywords

CAPACITANCE MEASUREMENT; DILATOMETERS; ELECTRIC TRANSFORMERS; TRANSDUCERS;

CAPACITANCE DILATOMETRY; SURFACE-FORCE APPARATUS;

FORCE MEASUREMENT;

EID: 0033718726     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/11/3/319     Document Type: Article

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