Scanning Probe Microscopy in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology 3

1. Industrial Applications

   1. Thin Films for Thermoelectric Applications

      • M. F. Silva, J. F. Ribeiro, J. P. Carmo, L. M. Gonçalves, J. H. Correia

      Pages 485-528

   2. Evaluation of the Nanoimprinting Process Using Scanning Probe Microscopy (SPM)

      • Makoto Okada, Shinji Matsui

      Pages 529-550

   3. Electrical Characterization of Solar Cell Materials Using Scanning Probe Microscopy

      • Stefan A. L. Weber, Hans-Jürgen Butt, Rüdiger Berger

      Pages 551-573

   4. Solid-State Thin-Film Lithium Batteries for Integration in Microsystems

      • J. F. Ribeiro, M. F. Silva, J. P. Carmo, L. M. Gonçalves, M. M. Silva, J. H. Correia

      Pages 575-619

2. Back Matter

   Pages 621-630

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This book presents the physical and technical foundation of the state of the art in applied scanning probe techniques. It constitutes a timely and comprehensive overview of SPM applications. The chapters in this volume relate to scanning probe microscopy techniques, characterization of various materials and structures and typical industrial applications, including topographic and dynamical surface studies of thin-film semiconductors, polymers, paper, ceramics, and magnetic and biological materials. The chapters are written by leading researchers and application scientists from all over the world and from various industries to provide a broader perspective.

• High-speed AFM imaging
• SNOM
• atomic force microscopy
• biological nanocharacterization
• biomimetics
• overview of SPM applications
• scanning probe microscopy
• scanning tunneling microscopy
• spectroscopic techniques in SPM

• , Nanoprobe Laboratory for Bio- &, Ohio State University, Columbus, USA

  Bharat Bhushan

Bharat Bhushan is Ohio Eminent Scholar and The Howard D. Winbigler Professor at the College of Engineering, and Director of the Nanoprobe Laboratory for Bio- & Nanotechnology and Biomimetics (NLB2) at Ohio State University, Columbus, OH. He authored 6 scientific books, more than 90 handbook chapters, more than 700 scientific papers (h factor – 42+), and more than 60 scientific reports, edited more than 45 books, and holds 17 U.S. and foreign patents. Bharat Bhusan received numerous prestigious awards and international fellowships including the Alexander von Humboldt Research Prize for Senior Scientists, Max Planck Foundation Research Award for Outstanding Foreign Scientists, and the Fulbright Senior Scholar Award. He worked for various research labs including IBM Almaden Research Center, San Jose, CA.

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