An improved calibration method for friction force in atomic force microscopy

Mocaxue Xuebao/Tribology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 472-476

  Yu, Jia Xin ^a   Qian, Lin Mao ^a  

^a SOUTHWEST JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Atomic force microscopy; Friction force calibration; Nanotribology

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; FRICTION; LOADS (FORCES); NANOTRIBOLOGY;

CALIBRATION FACTOR; FRICTION FORCE; WEDGE CALIBRATION METHOD;

CALIBRATION;

EID: 35949002047     PISSN: 10040595     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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