Scanning Probe Microscopy: Atomic Force Microscopy and Scanning Tunneling Microscopy

Introduction.- Harmonic Oscillator.- Technical Aspects of Scanning Probe Microscopy.- Scanning Probe Microscopy Designs.- Electronics for Scanning Probe Microscopy.- Lock-In Technique.- Data Representation and Image Processing.- Artifacts in SPM.- Work Function, Contact Potential, and Kelvin Probe Scanning Force Microscopy.- Surface States.- Forces Between Tip and Sample.- Technical Aspects of Atomic force Microscopy (AFM).- Static Atomic Force Microscopy.- Amplitude Modulation (AM) Mode in Dynamic Atomic Force Microscopy.- Intermittent Contact Mode/Tapping Mode.- Mapping of Mechanical Properties Using Force-Distance Curves.- Frequency Modulation (FM) Mode in Dynamic Atomic Force Microscopy.- Noise in Atomic Force Microscopy.- Quartz Sensors in Atomic force Microscopy.- Scanning Tunneling Microscopy.- Scanning Tunneling Spectroscopy (STS).- Vibrational Spectroscopy with the STM.- Spectroscopy and Imaging of Surface States.- Building Nanostructures Atom by Atom.