Browsing by Author "Barcons Xixons, Víctor"
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Advances in dynamic AFM: from nanoscale energy dissipation to material properties in the nanoscale
Santos Hernández, Sergio; Gadelrab, Karim Raafat; Lai, Chia-Yun; Olukan, Tuza; Font Teixidó, Josep; Barcons Xixons, Víctor; Verdaguer Prats, Albert; Chiesa, Matteo (2021-04-02)
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Open AccessSince the inception of the atomic force microscope (AFM), dynamic methods (dynamic atomic force microscopy) have been very fruitful by establishing methods to quantify dissipative and conservative forces in the nanoscale ... -
An effective strategy of real-time vision-based control for a Stewart platform
Rossell Garriga, Josep Maria; Vicente Rodrigo, Jesús; Rubió Massegú, Josep; Barcons Xixons, Víctor (2018)
Conference report
Open AccessA Stewart platform is a kind of parallel robot which can be used for a wide variety of technological and industrial applications. In this paper, a Stewart platform designed and assembled at the Universitat Polit`ecnica de ... -
Anharmonicity in multifrequency atomic force microscopy
Santos Hernández, Sergio; Barcons Xixons, Víctor (2014-07)
Research report
Open AccessIn multifrequency atomic force microscopy higher eigenmodes are externally excited to enhance resolution and contrast while simultaneously increasing the number of experimental observables with the use of gentle forces. ... -
Cantilever dynamics in amplitude modulation AFM: continuous and discontinuous transitions
Santos Hernández, Sergio; Barcons Xixons, Víctor; Font Teixidó, Josep; Thomson, Neil H. (2010-06-21)
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Open AccessTransitions between the attractive and the repulsive force regimes for amplitude modulation atomic force microscopy (AFM) can be either discontinuous, with a corresponding jump in amplitude and phase, or continuous and ... -
Contribució a la caracterització del microscopi de força atòmica
Barcons Xixons, Víctor (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2013-10-31)
Doctoral thesis
Open AccessDes de la seva creació, el microscopi de força atòmica (AFM) ha estat àmpliament utilitzat sobretot per la caracterització de superfícies, obtenint imatges topogràfiques amb una resolució espacial de l’ordre o fins i tot ... -
Deconstructing the governing dissipative phenomena in the nanoscale
Santos Hernández, Sergio; Amadei, Carlo Alberto; Tang, Tzu-Chieh; Barcons Xixons, Víctor; Chiesa, Matteo (2014-01)
Research report
Open AccessAn expression describing the controlling parameters involved in short range nanoscale dissipation is proposed and supported by simulations and experimental findings. The expression is deconstructed into the geometrical, ... -
ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS
Barcons Xixons, Víctor (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2022-05-31)
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Barcons Xixons, Víctor (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2022-04-05)
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Barcons Xixons, Víctor (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2022-06-21)
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Barcons Xixons, Víctor (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2022-06-21)
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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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Open AccessAmplitude 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. ... -
Establishing nanoscale heterogeneity with nanoscale force measurements
Chang, Yun-Hsiang, Yun-Hsiang; Olukan, Tuza; Lai, Chia-Yun; Santos, Sergio; Lin, Tze-Yu; Apostoleris, Harry; Font Teixidó, Josep; Barcons Xixons, Víctor; Chiesa, Matteo (2015-08-13)
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Open AccessEstablishing the presence or absence of nanoscale compositional heterogeneity with nanoscale resolution is becoming instrumental for the development of many fields of science. Force versus distance measurements and parameters ... -
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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Open AccessWe 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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Restricted access - publisher's policyMultifrequency 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 ... -
Periodicity in bimodal atomic force microscopy
Lai, Chia-Yun; Barcons Xixons, Víctor; Santos, Sergio; Chiesa, Matteo (American Institute of Physics (AIP), 2015-07-28)
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Open AccessPeriodicity is fundamental for quantification and the application of conservation principles of many important systems. Here, we discuss periodicity in the context of bimodal atomic force microscopy (AFM). The relationship ... -
Quantification of dissipation and deformation in ambient atomic force microscopy
Santos Hernández, Sergio; Gadelrab,, K.; Barcons Xixons, Víctor; Stefancich, M.; Chiesa, Matteo (2012-07-20)
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Restricted access - publisher's policyA formalism to extract and quantify unknown quantities such as sample deformation, the viscosity of the sample and surface energy hysteresis in amplitude modulation atomic force microscopy is presented. Recovering the ... -
SISTEMES ELECTRÒNICS
Barcons Xixons, Víctor (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2021-04-14)
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Barcons Xixons, Víctor (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2021-04-20)
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SISTEMES ELECTRÒNICS
Barcons Xixons, Víctor (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2021-06-01)
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SISTEMES ELECTRÒNICS
Barcons Xixons, Víctor (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2021-06-16)
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