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Atomic force microscopy (AFM) is a key tool for characterising nanoscale structures, with functionalised tips now offering detailed images of the atomic structure. In parallel, AFM simulations using the particle probe model provide a…
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The structure of a uniform simple liquid is related to that of a reference fluid with purely repulsive intermolecular forces in a self-consistently determined external reference field (ERF) phi_ R. The ERF can be separated into a harshly…
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