Atomic force microscopy physical chemistry

Scanning nanoscopies have led to a new stage in the study of interfacial processes. Data derived from these techniques, especially scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM), offer the possibility of studying the physical chemistry of surfaces on solid substrates at the atomic and molecular level [1—5]. 

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