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  • Materials Science
  • Surface Physics
  • Nanotechnology

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  • Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) is crucial for surface characterization and force measurements.
  • Estimating the Hamaker constant (A) is vital for understanding material interactions.
  • Existing AFM methods (AtC, PO) for Hamaker constant estimation have overlooked short-range repulsive forces.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the impact of short-range repulsive forces on Hamaker constant estimation using AFM.
  • To refine existing AFM-based methods (AtC and PO) by incorporating repulsive interactions.
  • To analyze the effect of surface roughness on the pull-off (PO) method.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized atomic force microscopy (AFM) to measure tip-surface interactions.
  • Applied the approach-to-contact (AtC) and pull-off (PO) methods for Hamaker constant estimation.
  • Incorporated a physically relevant model for short-range repulsive forces and surface roughness.

Main Results:

  • Repulsive forces have a modest effect on the AtC method but require accounting for improved accuracy.
  • Repulsive forces significantly influence Hamaker constants derived from the PO method.
  • Explicit inclusion of surface roughness in the PO method was demonstrated.

Conclusions:

  • Accurate Hamaker constant determination necessitates accounting for short-range repulsive forces in AFM.
  • The PO method is particularly sensitive to repulsive forces and surface roughness.
  • Refined AFM methodologies offer more precise material interaction characterization.