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Microscopy such as Scanning Tunneling Microscopy (STM), Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) are essential tools in material imaging at micro- and nanoscale resolutions to extract physical knowledge and…

Advanced integration technologies greatly enhance the prospects and reliability of practical quantum sensors, atomic clocks, and quantum information technologies. The performance and proliferation of these devices at chip-scale is…

We demonstrate a cryogenic scanned probe microscope (SPM) that has been modified to be controlled with a haptic device, such that the operator can `feel' the surface of a sample under investigation. This system allows for direct tactile…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2022-08-29 Maxwell Freeman , Rhett Applestone , Wyatt Behn , Victor Brar

We focus on the potential possibilities for supporting Scanning Probe Microscopy measurements, emphasizing the application of Artificial Intelligence, especially Machine Learning as well as quantum computing. It turned out that Artificial…

Neurons and Cognition · Quantitative Biology 2024-07-01 Agnieszka Pregowska , Agata Roszkiewicz , Magdalena Osial , Michael Giersig

Mechanical properties of biological samples have been imaged with a \textit{Force Feedback Microscope}. Force, force gradient and dissipation are measured simultaneously and quantitatively, merely knowing the AFM cantilever spring constant.…

Biological Physics · Physics 2014-05-01 Luca Costa , Mario S Rodrigues , Emily Newman , Chloe Zubieta , Joel Chevrier , Fabio Comin

Plastic nanoparticles present technological opportunities and environmental concerns, but measurement challenges impede product development and hazard assessment. To meet these challenges, we advance a lateral nanoflow assay that integrates…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2022-05-19 Kuo-Tang Liao , Andrew C. Madison , Adam L. Pintar , B. Robert Ilic , Craig R. Copeland , Samuel M. Stavis

Recent advances in the technology of transmission electron microscopy have allowed for a more precise visualization of materials and physical processes, such as metal oxidation. Nevertheless, the quality of information is limited by the…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2017-12-08 Marcin Copik

Atomic-resolution imaging on molten metal/solid interfaces at temperatures above 200 {\deg}C was achieved using a high-temperature, high-speed atomic force microscope (AFM) equipped with a qPlus sensor. A tip-scanning high-speed Quadpod…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2026-04-08 Yuto Nishiwaki , Toru Utsunomiya , Takashi Ichii

Ultra-low field (ULF) MRI is a promising method for inexpensive medical imaging with various additional advantages over conventional instruments such as low weight, low power, portability, absence of artifacts from metals, and high…

Medical Physics · Physics 2015-06-12 I. Savukov , T. Karaulanov

In this paper we present a new machine learning workflow with unsupervised learning techniques to identify domains within atomic force microscopy images obtained from polymer films. The goal of the workflow is to identify the spatial…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-09-23 Aanish Paruchuri , Yunfei Wang , Xiaodan Gu , Arthi Jayaraman

AFM-based technique of nanolithography is proposed. The method enables rapid point by point indentation with a sharp tip. When used in tandem with single-crystal diamond tips, this technique allows the creation of high aspect ratio grooves…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2013-12-04 Alexei Temiryazev

Thiol self assembled monolayers (SAMs) are widely used in many nano- and bio-technology applications. We report a new approach to create and characterize a thiol SAMs micropattern with alternating charges on a flat goldcoated substrate…

Biological Physics · Physics 2017-04-28 Brad Moores , Janet Simons , S Xu , Zoya Leonenko

We investigate the modification of photoluminescence (PL) from single semiconductor nanocrystal quantum dots (NCs) in proximity of metal and semiconducting Atomic Force Microscope (AFM) tips. The presence of the tip alters the radiative…

Chemical Physics · Physics 2016-09-28 Yuval Ebenstein , Eyal Yoskovitz , Ronny Costi , Asaf Aharoni , Uri Banin

Atomically-resolved imaging and force measurements using the atomic force microscope (AFM) are performed most commonly in a frequency-modulation (FM) mode. This has led to spectacular results, including direct observation of the atomic…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2018-12-26 John E. Sader , Barry D. Hughes , Ferdinand Huber , Franz J. Giessibl

Reducing the scanning time of very-low field (VLF) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanners, commonly employed for stroke diagnosis, can enhance patient comfort and operational efficiency. The conventional parallel imaging (PI) technique…

Medical Physics · Physics 2025-12-24 Lei Yang , Wei He , Sheng Shen , Yucheng He , Jiamin Wu , Zheng Xu

The Photonic Force Microscope (PFM) is an opto-mechanical technique based on an optical trap that can be assumed to probe forces in microscopic systems. This technique has been used to measure forces in the range of pico- and femto-Newton,…

Data Analysis, Statistics and Probability · Physics 2011-11-10 Giorgio Volpe , Giovanni Volpe , Dmitri Petrov

Sensing a magnetic field with an atomic magnetometer operated in real time presents significant challenges, primarily due to sensor non-linearity, the presence of noise, and the need for one-shot estimation. To address these challenges, we…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-08-26 Julia Amoros-Binefa , Jan Kolodynski

Laser enhanced field evaporation of surface atoms in Laser-assisted Atom Probe Tomography (La-APT) can simultaneously excite phtotoluminescence in semiconductor or insulating specimens. An atom probe equipped with appropriate focalization…

This study presents an advanced numerical framework that integrates experimentally acquired Atomic Force Microscope (AFM) data into high-fidelity simulations for adhesive rough contact problems, bridging the gap between experimental physics…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2025-04-04 Maria Rosaria Marulli , Jacopo Bonari , Pasqualantonio Pingue , Marco Paggi

Atomic force microscopy (AFM) is a versatile nanoscale imaging technique. Since its spatiotemporal resolution is fundamentally limited by the minimum detectable force (MDF) arising from system noise, a deep understanding of MDF is essential…

Applied Physics · Physics 2026-01-16 Kenichi Umeda , Noriyuki Kodera