Theoretical and experimental study of the influence of AFM tip geometry and orientation on capillary force

Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology

Volumn 24, Issue 15-16, 2010, Pages 2499-2510

  Chau, Alexandre ^a   Régnier, Stéphane ^b   Delchambre, Alain ^a   Lambert, Pierre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE   (France)

Author keywords

adhesion; AFM; capillary forces; Condensation; kelvin equation; tilt angle

Indexed keywords

AFM; AFM TIP; CAPILLARY CONDENSATION; CAPILLARY FORCE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; KELVIN EQUATION; MEMS DESIGN; MICRO ROBOTICS; NANO SCALE; NUMERICAL RESULTS; SIMULATION TOOL; SURFACE EVOLVER; SURFACE SCIENCE; TEST BENCHES; TILT ANGLE;

ADHESION; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CONDENSATION; CONTACT ANGLE;

BLOOD VESSELS;

EID: 77958559674     PISSN: 01694243     EISSN: 15685616     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/016942410X508307     Document Type: Article

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