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Scanning Probe Microscopy

Atomic Force Microscopy and Scanning Tunneling Microscopy

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  • Presents the state-of-the-art in scanning probe techniques
  • Combines basic physical principles and their application to scanning tunneling and atomic force microscopes
  • Useful study text for graduate students and also useful reference to researchers
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: NanoScience and Technology (NANO)

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Table of contents (24 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
  2. Introduction

    • Bert Voigtländer
    Pages 1-11
  3. Scanning Probe Microscopy Instrumentation

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 13-13
    2. Harmonic Oscillator

      • Bert Voigtländer
      Pages 15-29
    3. Technical Aspects of Scanning Probe Microscopy

      • Bert Voigtländer
      Pages 31-63
    4. Scanning Probe Microscopy Designs

      • Bert Voigtländer
      Pages 65-76
    5. Electronics for Scanning Probe Microscopy

      • Bert Voigtländer
      Pages 77-99
    6. Lock-In Technique

      • Bert Voigtländer
      Pages 101-105
    7. Data Representation and Image Processing

      • Bert Voigtländer
      Pages 107-114
    8. Artifacts in SPM

      • Bert Voigtländer
      Pages 115-121
    9. Surface States

      • Bert Voigtländer
      Pages 135-141
  4. Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM)

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 143-143
    2. Forces Between Tip and Sample

      • Bert Voigtländer
      Pages 145-155
    3. Technical Aspects of Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM)

      • Bert Voigtländer
      Pages 157-175
    4. Static Atomic Force Microscopy

      • Bert Voigtländer
      Pages 177-186
    5. Intermittent Contact Mode/Tapping Mode

      • Bert Voigtländer
      Pages 205-221

About this book

This book explains the operating principles of atomic force microscopy and scanning tunneling microscopy. The aim of this book is to enable the reader to operate a scanning probe microscope successfully and understand the data obtained with the microscope. The chapters on the scanning probe techniques are complemented by the chapters on fundamentals and important technical aspects. This textbook is primarily aimed at graduate students from physics, materials science, chemistry, nanoscience and engineering, as well as researchers new to the field.

Reviews

“The book attempts to provide a technical, theoretical, and conceptual framework to understand how SPM works and what can be done with it so that a reader wishing to further learn about newer topics will have the basis to do so. This book could thus serve as a useful reference and textbook for anyone desiring an advanced introduction to the fascinating world of SPM.” (Sidney Cohen, MRS Bulletin, Vol. 41, February, 2016)


“The contents of this book are presented in a very clear didactic manner ... . In addition, it includes the foundations of many technical aspects that are not necessarily a part of the methods themselves, but which in practice are required for the application. ... What I particularly like, is the fact that it discusses common artefacts occurring in scanning tunneling microscopy. Such discussions are rare in the literature, although they are essential for a complete training of young scientists. To my mind the book is well suited not only for physicists, but also for chemists, materials and nano-scientists and others with similar background.” (Quote translated from German, Jascha Repp, Physik Journal, issue 4, 2016)  

    

Authors and Affiliations

  • Forschungszentrum Jülich, Peter Grünberg Institut (PGI-3) and RWTH—Aachen University, Lehrstuhl für Experimentalphysik IVA, Aachen, Germany, Jülich, Germany

    Bert Voigtländer

About the author

This book explains the operating principles of atomic force microscopy and scanning tunneling microscopy. The aim of this book is to enable the reader to operate a scanning probe microscope successfully and understand the data obtained with the microscope. The chapters on the scanning probe techniques are complemented by the chapters on fundamentals and important technical aspects. This textbook is primarily aimed at graduate students from physics, materials science, chemistry, nanoscience and engineering, as well as researchers new to the field.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Scanning Probe Microscopy

  • Book Subtitle: Atomic Force Microscopy and Scanning Tunneling Microscopy

  • Authors: Bert Voigtländer

  • Series Title: NanoScience and Technology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-45240-0

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Chemistry and Materials Science, Chemistry and Material Science (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2015

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-662-45239-4Published: 23 March 2015

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-50557-1Published: 13 October 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-662-45240-0Published: 24 February 2015

  • Series ISSN: 1434-4904

  • Series E-ISSN: 2197-7127

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XV, 382

  • Number of Illustrations: 41 b/w illustrations, 148 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Nanotechnology, Nanotechnology and Microengineering, Condensed Matter Physics

Buy it now

Buying options

eBook USD 149.00
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Hardcover Book USD 199.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Other ways to access