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PiF-IR Applications
AFM-IR Chemical Analysis of Nanoscale Defects and Residues
Of critical importance in many manufacturing processes is the management of defects.
Visible PiFM
While PiFM provides excellent nanoscale chemical mapping and spectral analysis capabilities when coupled with broadly…
Surface Sensitivity of PiFM
Since photo-induced force (PiF) is generated from the tip-enhanced field, which extends only about 20…
Study of Organic-Inorganic Compound vs PiFM
Block-selective infiltration with inorganics such as metal oxides on self-assembled block copolymer patterns should provide…
Spatial Resolution of PiFM
PiFM achieves excellent spatial resolution. Since our Science Advances paper [1], we have enhanced the…
Atomic-level Processing
As integrated circuit devices continue to shrink, surface layers have become a significant fraction of…
Nanoscale Protein Analysis
Tau protein is known as a microtubule-stabilizing factor.1 Tau is a microtubule-associated protein (MAP) which…
Cross-sectional IR PiFM Analysis
Multi-layers of different materials find usage across various applications. The thicknesses of the layers range…
Nanoscale Chemical Mapping
Advances in nanotechnology have intensified the need for analytical tools that can chemically characterize newly…
Understanding PiF-IR Spectra
IR PiFM, with its ~5 nm spatial resolution holds tremendous potential for nanoscale chemical analysis. One…
3D Nanoscale Analysis of Polymer Systems
In this note, we will demonstrate the elegance and utility of the technique by analyzing amphiphilic siloxane-polyurethane (AmSi-PU) coatings...