Overview
- Discusses the applications of Kelvin probe force microscopy in nanotechnology
- Provides a detailed description of a variety of theoretical and experimental aspects of the technique
- Includes contributions by leading experts in the field
Part of the book series: Springer Series in Surface Sciences (SSSUR, volume 65)
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Table of contents (16 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Experimental Methods and Technical Aspects
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Data Interpretation and Theoretical Aspects
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Application to Device Characterization
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Atomic Scale Experiments
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About this book
This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the methods and variety of Kelvin probe force microscopy, including technical details. It also offers an overview of the recent developments and numerous applications, ranging from semiconductor materials, nanostructures and devices to sub-molecular and atomic scale electrostatics.
In the last 25 years, Kelvin probe force microscopy has developed from a specialized technique applied by a few scanning probe microscopy experts into a tool used by numerous research and development groups around the globe. This sequel to the editors’ previous volume “Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy: Measuring and Compensating Electrostatic Forces,” presents new and complementary topics.
It is intended for a broad readership, from undergraduate students to lab technicians and scanning probe microscopy experts who are new to the field.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Sascha Sadewasser has been the Principal Investigator of the Laboratory for Nanostructured Solar Cells at INL - International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory (Portugal) since 2011. In 1999, he received his PhD from Washington University in St. Louis (USA). After a post-doc at Hahn-Meitner Institut Berlin and a Ramón y Cajal fellowship at the CNM in Barcelona (Spain), he was a group leader at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin (Germany). Sascha’s research focuses on the development of nanostructures for and of chalcopyrite materials for the improvement of solar cells. He is an expert on scanning probe microscopy, and specifically Kelvin probe force microscopy, applied to semiconductor and solar cell research. His work has provided important insights into the physics of grain boundaries in polycrystalline Cu(in,Ga)Se2 thin-film solar cells. He has published over 80 peer-reviewed papers and 5 book chapters, and has been granted 3 patents. He is also a member of several scientific committees and evaluation boards.
Thilo Glatzel is leader of the force microscopy group which is part of the research group from Prof. E. Meyer at the University of Basel. He is co-author of 115 international publications, contributed several book chapters, co-edited the first volume of the book on Kelvin probe force microscopy (KPFM), and has more than 100 contributions to international scientific conferences. During his dissertation at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin he investigated interfaces and surfaces of chalcopyrite thin film solar cells based on Cu(Ga,In)(S,Se)2 absorber materials by KPFM. His work is now focused on the development of instruments and measurement techniques for high resolution scanning probe microscopy and the analysis of molecules and insulating and semiconducting surfaces at the nanometer scale. The expertise of the group is clearly focused on the nanoscale analysis and preparation of highly ordered surfaces down to the molecular andatomic scale, however with a focus on optoelectronic processes.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy
Book Subtitle: From Single Charge Detection to Device Characterization
Editors: Sascha Sadewasser, Thilo Glatzel
Series Title: Springer Series in Surface Sciences
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-75687-5
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-75686-8Published: 19 March 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-09298-6Published: 04 January 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-75687-5Published: 09 March 2018
Series ISSN: 0931-5195
Series E-ISSN: 2198-4743
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXIV, 521
Number of Illustrations: 40 b/w illustrations, 194 illustrations in colour
Topics: Spectroscopy and Microscopy, Surfaces and Interfaces, Thin Films, Nanotechnology and Microengineering, Characterization and Evaluation of Materials, Measurement Science and Instrumentation