Applied Scanning Probe Methods IV: Industrial Applications (NanoScience and Technology)

From the reviews: "The editors have done a good job in making the various chapters quite readable and most of the chapters are well written on a level that will be accessible to most readers. ... As is usually the case with Springer books, these volumes have been beautifully printed, illustrated, and nicely bound for long term durability." (Gary J. Long & Fernande Grandjean, Physicalia Magazine, Vol. 29 (4), 2007) Annotation Volumes II, III and IV examine the physical and technical foundation for recent progress in applied near-field scanning probe techniques, and build upon the first volume published in early 2004. The field is progressing so fast that there is a need for a second set of volumes to capture the latest developments. It constitutes a timely comprehensive overview of SPM applications, now that industrial applications span topographic and dynamical surface studies of thin-film semiconductors, polymers, paper, ceramics, and magnetic and biological materials. Volume II introduces scanning probe microscopy, including sensor technology, Volume III covers the whole range of characterization possibilities using SPM and Volume IV offers chapters on uses in various industrial applications. The international perspective offered in these three volumes - which belong together - contributes further to the evolution of SPM techniques. Features First book summarizing the state of the art of this technique Real industrial applications included Scanning Probe Lithography for Chemical, Biological and Engineering Applications....Pages 1-33 Nanotribological Characterization of Human Hair and Skin Using Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM)....Pages 35-103 Nanofabrication with Self-Assembled Monolayers by Scanning Probe Lithography....Pages 105-135 Fabrication of Nanometer-Scale Structures by Local Oxidation Nanolithography....Pages 137-158 Template Effects of Molecular Assemblies Studied by Scanning Tunneling Microscopy (STM)....Pages 159-181 Microfabricated Cantilever Array Sensors for (Bio-)Chemical Detection....Pages 183-213 Nano-Thermomechanics: Fundamentals and Application in Data Storage Devices....Pages 215-249 Applications of Heated Atomic Force Microscope Cantilevers....Pages 251-275 Bharat Bhushan, Harald Fuchs (eds.). Includes Bibliographical References And Index.