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Quang Dang Nguyen1, Koo-Hyun Chung1

  • 1School of Mechanical Engineering, University of Ulsan, Ulsan 44610, South Korea.

Ultramicroscopy
|March 31, 2019
PubMed
Summary

Selecting the right atomic force microscopy (AFM) probe is crucial for accurate nanomechanical property measurements. This study highlights how probe tip shape and material properties influence elastic modulus determination, recommending larger tip radii for improved precision.

Keywords:
Atomic force microscopyElastic modulusFrictionIndentationPolymerTip shape

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