Schematic illustration of Friction Force Microscopy (FFM). The AFM cantilever, a small diving board-like structure about 200 micrometers long, 50 micrometers wide, and 1 micrometer thick, has a sharp ...

What we do know is that macroscopic friction often depends sensitively on microscopic molecular details ... For example, measurements of the force required to drag the aluminium tip of a scanning ...

One of the most important acronyms in nanotechnology is AFM – Atomic Force Microscopy. This instrument has become ... chemical potentials, friction and so on), and also to perform various types of ...