Deconvolution of dissipative pathways for the interpretation of tapping-mode atomic force microscopy from phase-contrast

Arindam Phani; Ho Sang Jung; Seonghwan Kim

doi:10.1038/s42005-021-00576-6

Communications Physics (Apr 2021)

Deconvolution of dissipative pathways for the interpretation of tapping-mode atomic force microscopy from phase-contrast

Arindam Phani,
Ho Sang Jung,
Seonghwan Kim

Affiliations

Arindam Phani: Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Calgary
Ho Sang Jung: Department of Nano-Bio Convergence, Korea Institute of Materials Science (KIMS)
Seonghwan Kim: Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Calgary

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s42005-021-00576-6
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 4, no. 1
pp. 1 – 13

Abstract

Read online

Phase-contrast in tapping-mode atomic force microscopy has been interpreted using homogeneous distributions that ignore fluctuations. Here, the validity of this assumption is challenged, revealing tip-induced heterogeneous contributions.

Published in Communications Physics

ISSN: 2399-3650 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science: Astronomy: Astrophysics; Science: Physics
Website: https://www.nature.com/commsphys/

About the journal