General Applications
- Materials Investigated: Thin and thick film coatings, ceramics, composites, glasses, synthetic and biological membranes, metals, polymers, and semiconductors.
- Used to study phenomena of: Abrasion, adhesion, cleaning, corrosion, etching, friction, lubricating, plating, and polishing.
- AFM can image surface of material in atomic resolution and also measure force at the nano-Newton scale.