An atomic force microscopy tip model for investigating the mechanical properties of materials at the nanoscale

Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 2479-2482

  Alderighi, Michele ^a   Ierardi, Vincenzo ^a   Allegrini, Maria ^a   Fuso, Francesco ^a   Solaro, Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

AFM; Balinit C; Hardness; Nanoindentation; Nanomechanics

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; HARDNESS; MATERIALS PROPERTIES; NANOINDENTATION; NANOMECHANICS; SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

COATING LAYER; GEOMETRICAL MODELING; HARDNESS MEASUREMENT; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS; NANO SCALE; NANOINDENTERS; SURFACE INDENTATIONS; TEST MATERIALS;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

EID: 47149109270     PISSN: 15334880     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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