• Energy dissipation in the presence of sub-harmonic excitation in dynamic atomic force microscopy 

      Chiesa, Matteo; Gadelrab, Karim Raafat; Verdaguer, Albert; Segura, Juan José; Barcons Xixons, Víctor; Thomson, Neil H.; Phillips, M.A.; Stefancich, M.; Santos Hernández, Sergio (2012-09)
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      Amplitude modulation atomic force microscopy allows quantifying energy dissipation in the nanoscale with great accuracy with the use of analytical expressions that account for the fundamental frequency and higher harmonics. ...
    • How localized are energy dissipation processes in nanoscale interactions? 

      Santos Hernández, Sergio; Barcons Xixons, Víctor; Verdaguer, Albert; Font Teixidó, Josep; Thomson, Neil H.; Chiesa, Mateo (2011-07-29)
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      We describe fundamental energy dissipation in dynamic nanoscale processes in terms of the localization of the interactions. In this respect, the areal density of the energy dissipated and the effective area of interaction ...
    • Investigation of nanoscale interactions by means of subharmonic excitation 

      Santos Hernández, Sergio; Phillips, M.A.; Verdaguer, Albert; Font Teixidó, Josep; Chiesa, Matteo; Gadelrab,, K.; Stefancich, M.; Armstrong, P.; Li, G.; Souier, T.; Thomson, Neil H.; Barcons Xixons, Víctor (2012-08-16)
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      Multifrequency atomic force microscopy holds promise as a method to provide qualitative and quantitative information about samples with high spatial resolution. Here, we provide experimental evidence of the excitation of ...
    • Spatial horizons in amplitude and frequency modulation atomic force microscopy 

      Font Teixidó, Josep; Santos Hernández, Sergio; Barcons Xixons, Víctor; Thomson, Neil H.; Verdaguer, Albert; Chiesa, Matteo (2012-01-26)
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      In dynamic atomic force microscopy (AFM) the cantilever is vibrated and its dynamics are monitored to probe the sample with nanoscale and atomic resolution. Amplitude and frequency modulation (AM and FM) atomic force ...
    • Subharmonic excitation in amplitude modulation atomic force microscopy in the presence of adsorbed water layers 

      Santos Hernández, Sergio; Barcons Xixons, Víctor; Verdaguer, Albert; Chiesa, Matteo (American Institute of Physics (AIP), 2011-12-02)
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      In ambient conditions, nanometric water layers form on hydrophilicsurfaces covering them and significantly changing their properties and characteristics. Here we report the excitation of subharmonics in amplitude modulation ...