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Size Measurement of Nanoparticles using Atomic Force Microscopy

October 1, 2009
Author(s)
Jaroslaw Grobelny, Frank W. DelRio, Pradeep Namboodiri, Doo-In Kim, Vincent A. Hackley, Robert F. Cook
In this assay protocol, procedures for dispersing gold nanoparticles on various surfaces such that they are suitable for imaging and height measurement via intermittent contact mode AFM are first described. The procedures for AFM calibration and operation

Fracture toughness measurement of thin nanoporous films on stiff substrates

June 15, 2009
Author(s)
Dylan Morris, Robert F. Cook
Nanoporous low-dielectric-constant films constitute a class of materials that are plagued by fracture concerns and are not amenable to traditional fracture toughness measurement techniques. An indentation fracture toughness measurement technique has been

Elastic and adhesive properties of alkanethiol self-assembled monolayers on gold

March 30, 2009
Author(s)
Frank W. DelRio, Cherno Jaye, Daniel A. Fischer, Robert F. Cook
Elastic and adhesive properties of alkanethiol (CH3(CH2)n 1SH) self-assembled monolayers on gold are investigated by atomic force microscopy and correlated with surface structure via near edge x-ray absorption fine structure spectroscopy. As the chain

Elastic Modulus of Faceted Aluminum Nitride Nanotubes Measured by Contact Resonance Atomic Force Microscopy

December 17, 2008
Author(s)
Gheorghe Stan, C Ciobanu, Timothy Thayer, George Wang, Randall Creighton, Premsagar P. Kavuri, Leonid A. Bendersky, Robert F. Cook
A new methodology for determining the radial elastic modulus of a one-dimensional nanostructure laid on a substrate has been developed. The methodology consists of the combination of contact resonance atomic force microscopy (AFM) with finite element

Surface Effects on the Elastic Modulus of Te Nanowires

June 17, 2008
Author(s)
Gheorghe Stan, Sergiy Krylyuk, Albert Davydov, Mark D. Vaudin, Leonid A. Bendersky, Robert F. Cook
Nondestructive elastic property measurements have been performed on Te nanowires with diameters in the range 20 150 nm. By using contact resonance atomic force microscopy, the elastic indentation modulus perpendicular to the prismatic facets of the

Mechanical and electrical coupling at metal-insulator-metal nano-scale contacts

May 22, 2008
Author(s)
Doo-In Kim, Pradeep Namboodiri, Frank W. DelRio, Robert F. Cook
Mechanical and electrical coupling at nano-scale metallic contacts was investigated using a conducting-probe atomic force microscope (AFM). The current-voltage responses were non-Ohmic, symmetric about zero bias, with conductance values smaller than the

Origin of Adhesion in Humid Air

April 18, 2008
Author(s)
Doo-In Kim, Jaroslaw Grobelny, Pradeep N. Namboodiri, Robert F. Cook
The origin of adhesion at nanoscale contacts in humid air is investigated by pull-off force measurements using atomic force microscopes in controlled environments from ultra-high vacuum through various humidity conditions to water. An equivalent work of

Measurement Science and Technology for Ceramics Innovations

July 31, 2007
Author(s)
Debra L. Kaiser, Robert F. Cook
Innovations in ceramic technologies are often driven by the discovery and introduction of a material with novel or improved behavior that enables realization of a superior component, device or system. Over the past few decades, advanced ceramic materials

Nanoparticle Lithography and Imaging Scanning Probe Microscopy

October 1, 2006
Author(s)
Jaroslaw Grobelny, De-Hao D. Tsai, Doo-In Kim, Pradeep N. Namboodiri, Robert F. Cook, Michael R. Zachariah
Scanning tunnelling microscopy (STM) imaging was performed on goldsurfaces with a large coverage of monodispersed silver nanoparticlessoft-landed on the surface from the gas phase. In both ambient and ultra-highvacuum conditions, STM scanning was found to
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