Biased-probe-induced water ion injection into amorphous polymers investigated by electric force microscopy

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 105, Issue 11, 2009, Pages

  Knorr, Nikolaus ^a   Rosselli, Silvia ^a   Miteva, Tzenka ^a   Nelles, Gabriele ^a  

^a Sony Deutschland GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS POLYMERS; CHARGING MECHANISM; CONDUCTING AFM; DATA STORAGE; ELECTRIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; ELECTROSTATIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; FIELD INDUCED; ION INJECTION; KELVIN PROBE FORCE MICROSCOPY; NANOXEROGRAPHY; POWER LAW; PULSE HEIGHT; PULSE WIDTH; SPACE CHARGE LIMITED CURRENTS; SYSTEMATIC STUDY; VOLTAGE PULSE; WATER ADSORPTION; WATER AFFINITY;

ADSORPTION; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CONDUCTING POLYMERS; CONDUCTIVE FILMS; ELECTRIC CHARGE; ELECTROSTATIC FORCE; POLYMER FILMS; POLYMERS; PROBES; SPACE PROBES; THRESHOLD VOLTAGE; WATER INJECTION;

AMORPHOUS FILMS;

EID: 67649586935     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3143604     Document Type: Article

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