Atomic Force Microscopy

Peter Eaton has more than ten years' experience in research using Atomic Force Microscopy. He has used a wide variety of AFM instruments in research centres and universities in the UK, France, Spain, and Portugal. He has used AFM to study pharmaceutical, chemical, materials science, nanotech and biological samples. He is the author of more than twenty research publications on AFM.Paul West has over twenty-five years' experience with the development of atomic force microscopes. He is the co-founder of several AFM companies, the author of numerous patents, and co-author of several publications on the design and application of atomic force microscopes. He served on the United States National Nanotechnology Initiative which resulted in the first major funding of nanotechnology research.

Atomic Force Microscopy is a great introduction to AFMs for beginners and, although light on theory, also serves as a good starting point for more serious users.

• 1. Introduction ; 2. Instrumental Aspects of AFM ; 3. AFM Modes ; 4. Measuring AFM Images ; 5. Image Processing in AFM ; 6. Image Artifacts in AFM ; 7. Applications of AFM ; Appendix 1: AFM Standards and Calibration Specimens ; Appendix 2: AFM Software