Combined dynamic scanning tunneling microscopy and frequency modulation atomic force microscopy investigations on polythiophene chains on graphite with a tuning fork sensor

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 109, Issue 7, 2011, Pages

  Polesel Maris, Jérme ^a   Lubin, Christophe ^a   Thoyer, Franois ^a   Cousty, Jacques ^a  

^a CNRS UMR 3299   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORBED MOLECULES; AFM; AFM IMAGE; DYNAMIC SCANNING; FORCE GRADIENTS; FREQUENCY MODULATION ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; FREQUENCY SHIFT; GRAPHITE SURFACES; HIGHLY ORIENTED PYROLYTIC GRAPHITE; INTERACTION FORCES; LOW CURRENTS; OSCILLATION AMPLITUDE; POLY-THIOPHENE; POLYTHIOPHENE CHAIN; QUARTZ TUNING FORK; ROOM TEMPERATURE; STM IMAGES; TUNING FORKS; TUNNELING CURRENT;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; ELECTRON TUNNELING; ENERGY DISSIPATION; FREQUENCY MODULATION; GRAPHITE; MOLECULES; PROBES; PYROLYSIS; QUARTZ; SENSORS;

SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY;

EID: 79955453080     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3556437     Document Type: Conference Paper

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