Concepedia

Abstract

Partial table of contents: INSTRUMENTATION. Common Techniques and Problems in Scanning Probe Microscopies. STM. SUBSTRATES. General Requirements for Substrates. Conducting Substrates. Insulating Substrates. Chemically Modified Substrates: Derivatized Surfaces. INORGANIC SYSTEMS. Elements. Oxides. Chalcogenides. ELECTROCHEMISTRY. Underpotential Deposition. Organic. Bulk Deposition of Metals. ORGANIC SYSTEMS. General Considerations. Free-Standing Crystals. Molecular Films and Assemblies. Organic Surface Treatments. POLYMERS. General Considerations. Polymeric Materials. BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS. General Considerations. DNA. Proteins. Supported Membranes. Protein Crystals. Filaments. Viruses. Bacteria. Organelles. Cells. Immobilization Techniques. Intermolecular Forces. NANOMANIPULATION & NANOTECHNOLOGY. Nanolithography and Nanofabrication. MATERIALS SCIENCE ON THE NANOSCALE. Tip-Surface Interactions. Nanomechanics. Nanometrology. Indexes.