Atomic Force Microscope

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf scientific instrument
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:AFM
gptkbp:alternativeTo gptkb:electron_microscope
gptkbp:application gptkb:nanotechnology
biology
chemistry
materials science
physics
gptkbp:commercialUse gptkb:Asylum_Research
gptkb:JPK_Instruments
gptkb:Bruker
NT-MDT
Park Systems
gptkbp:component gptkb:laser
photodetector
piezoelectric scanner
cantilever
sharp tip
gptkbp:enables lithography
3D surface profiling
force spectroscopy
imaging in air
imaging in liquid environments
imaging in vacuum
manipulation of nanoparticles
nanoindentation
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Atomic Force Microscope
gptkbp:introducedIn 1986
gptkbp:inventedBy gptkb:Gerd_Binnig
gptkb:Calvin_Quate
gptkb:Christoph_Gerber
gptkbp:limitation limited scan size
slow scan speed
tip wear
gptkbp:mode contact mode
non-contact mode
tapping mode
gptkbp:operates measuring force between probe and sample
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Scanning_Tunneling_Microscope
gptkbp:resolution atomic scale
gptkbp:signature conductive surfaces
non-conductive surfaces
gptkbp:technique gptkb:Magnetic_Force_Microscopy
gptkb:Kelvin_Probe_Force_Microscopy
gptkb:Conductive_AFM
Force Modulation Microscopy
Lateral Force Microscopy
gptkbp:usedFor imaging surfaces at the nanoscale
manipulating atoms and molecules
measuring surface forces
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:AFM
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6