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Local Polarization Switching in the Presence of Surface Charged Defects: Microscopic Mechanisms and Piezoresponse Force Spectroscopy Observations
Anna N. Morozovska, Sergei V. Svechnikov, Eugene A. Eliseev +3
The thermodynamics and kinetics of tip-induced polarization switching in Piezoresponse Force Microscopy in the presence of surface charge defects is studied using the combination o…
The Band Excitation Method in Scanning Probe Microscopy for Rapid Mapping of Energy Dissipation on the Nanoscale
Stephen Jesse, Sergei V. Kalinin, Roger Proksch +2
Mapping energy transformation pathways and dissipation on the nanoscale and understanding the role of local structure on dissipative behavior is a challenge for imaging in areas ra…
Dual-Frequency Resonance-Tracking Atomic Force Microscopy
B J Rodriguez, C Callahan, S V Kalinin +1
A dual-excitation method for resonant-frequency tracking in scanning probe microscopy based on amplitude detection is developed. This method allows the cantilever to be operated at…
Direct Measurement of Periodic Electric Forces in Liquids
B. J. Rodriguez, S. Jesse, K. Seal +2
The electric forces acting on an atomic force microscope tip in solution have been measured using a microelectrochemical cell formed by two periodically biased electrodes. The forc…
Quantum Flexoelectricity in Low Dimensional Systems
Sergei V. Kalinin, Vincent Meunien
Symmetry breaking at surfaces and interfaces and the capability to support large strain gradients in nanoscale systems enable new forms of electromechanical coupling. Here we intro…
Fabrication, Dynamics, and Electrical Properties of Insulated SPM Probes for Electrical and Electromechanical Imaging in Liquids
B. J. Rodriguez, S. Jesse, K. Seal +3
Insulated cantilever probes with a high aspect ratio conducting apex have been fabricated and their dynamic and electrical properties analyzed. The cantilevers were coated with sil…
The Piezoresponse Force Microscopy of surface layers and thin films: effective response and resolution function
Anna N. Morozovska, Eugene A. Eliseev, Sergei V. Kalinin
Signal formation mechanism of Piezoresponse Force Microscopy of piezoelectric surface layers and thin films on stiff and elastically matched substrates is analyzed and thickness de…
Towards local electromechanical probing of cellular and biomolecular systems in a liquid environment
Sergei V. Kalinin, Brian J. Rodriguez, Stephen Jesse +6
Electromechanical coupling is ubiquitous in biological systems with examples ranging from simple piezoelectricity in calcified and connective tissues to voltage-gated ion channels,…
Extrinsic Size Effect in Piezoresponse Force Microscopy of Thin Films
Anna N. Morozovska, Sergei V. Svechnikov, Eugene A. Eliseev +1
The extrinsic size effect in Piezoresponse Force Microscopy of ferroelectric and piezoelectric thin films on non-polar dielectric substrate is analyzed. Analytical expressions for…
Polarization Screening Effect on Local Polarization Switching Mechanism and Hysteresis Loop Measurements in Piezoresponse Force Microscopy
Anna N. Morozovska, Sergei V. Kalinin, Eugene A. Eliseev +1
Piezoresponse Force Spectroscopy (PFS) has emerged as a powerful tool for probing polarization dynamics on the nanoscale. Application of a dc bias to a nanoscale probe in contact w…