Hexagonal Boron Nitride Optical Nano-dipole Antennae
PiFM captures ultra-confined resonances and local field enhancement in hexagonal boron nitride optical nano-dipole antennae.
PiFM Applications
Soap Formation in National Gallery Oil Painting
PiFM imaged the soap cross-section of a National Gallery sample to expose different chemical components found in a tiny piece of an oil painting. The formation of soap aggregates is of growing concern to art conservation and restoration, especially in traditional 15th to 20th century oil paintings.
Single Self-assembled Icosahedral Protein Cage
Self-assembling proteins are candidates as building blocks for “smart” biomaterials that can potentially exploit the…
Nature Communications Publishes PiFM Image of Polymer Solar Cell (PSC)
A new PiFM application paper showing FTIR spectra, PiFM and PiFM+topography images of a polymer solar cell…
Presenting Video Shorts from the Applications Lab
Episode 1: Nanoscale Silicon Strain Measurements – Silicon Oxide Stress Measurements. Photo-induced Force Microscopy –…
Silicon Strain in Semiconductor Devices
Carrier mobility enhancement through local strain in silicon is a means of improving transistor performance.…
Nanochemical Mapping of Lithium Platelets
Rechargeable lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries continue to be the most prevalent form of electrical energy storage…