scholarly journals Micro-Area Ferroelectric, Piezoelectric and Conductive Properties of Single BiFeO3 Nanowire by Scanning Probe Microscopy

Nanomaterials ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 190 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shenglan Wu ◽  
Jing Zhang ◽  
Xiaoyan Liu ◽  
Siyi Lv ◽  
Rongli Gao ◽  
...  

Ferroelectric nanowires have attracted great attention due to their excellent physical properties. We report the domain structure, ferroelectric, piezoelectric, and conductive properties of bismuth ferrite (BFO, short for BiFeO3) nanowires characterized by scanning probe microscopy (SPM). The X-ray diffraction (XRD) pattern presents single phase BFO without other obvious impurities. The piezoresponse force microscopy (PFM) results indicate that the nanowires possess a multidomain configuration, and the maximum piezoelectric coefficient (d33) of single BFO nanowire is 22.21 pm/V. Poling experiments and local switching spectroscopy piezoresponse force microscopy (SS-PFM) demonstrate that there is sufficient polarization switching behavior and obvious piezoelectric properties in BFO nanowires. The conducting atomic force microscopy (C-AFM) results show that the current is just hundreds of pA at 8 V. These lay the foundation for the application of BFO nanowires in nanodevices.

2006 ◽  
Vol 59 (6) ◽  
pp. 359 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pall Thordarson ◽  
Rob Atkin ◽  
Wouter H. J. Kalle ◽  
Gregory G. Warr ◽  
Filip Braet

Scanning probe microscopy (SPM) techniques, including atomic force microscopy (AFM) and scanning tunnelling microscopy (STM), have revolutionized our understanding of molecule–surface interactions. The high resolution and versatility of SPM techniques have helped elucidate the morphology of adsorbed surfactant layers, facilitated the study of electronically conductive single molecules and biomolecules connected to metal substrates, and allowed direct observation of real-time processes such as in situ DNA hybridization and drug–cell interactions. These examples illustrate the power that SPM possesses to study (bio)molecules on surfaces and will be discussed in depth in this review.


2007 ◽  
Vol 60 (1) ◽  
pp. 183-187
Author(s):  
Fabricio Simão dos Santos ◽  
Simoni Maria Gheno ◽  
Sebastião Elias Kuri

Nesse trabalho, a microscopia de varredura por sonda (Scanning Probe Microscopy - SPM), nos modos contato (Atomic Force Microscopy - AFM) e de força magnética (Magnetic Force Microscopy - MFM), foi utilizada para analisar a microestrutura de um aço inoxidável dúplex 2205 solubilizado e envelhecido. Foi feita uma análise por AFM da superfície do aço solubilizado após crescimento de filme passivo. Por AFM, obteve-se indicação de crescimento de filme sobre a microestrutura do aço solubilizado, enquanto por MFM a distribuição de fases pôde ser observada sem a necessidade de ataque da superfície.


ACS Nano ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 8 (10) ◽  
pp. 10229-10236 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nina Balke ◽  
Petro Maksymovych ◽  
Stephen Jesse ◽  
Ivan I. Kravchenko ◽  
Qian Li ◽  
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2009 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 26-29
Author(s):  
Monteith G. Heaton ◽  
Jason P. Cleveland

Over the past decade, Atomic Force/Scanning Probe Microscopy (AFM/SPM) has emerged as the leading tool for investigations at the nanoscale – doing everything from imaging, to compositional differentiation, to explorations of molecular forces. However, aside from some interesting tweaks, add-ons and repackaging, the field has seen no fundamentally new instruments for several years. For the extremely high-resolution AFM/SPMs, there has literally been no completely new microscope for well over a decade. We report here on the new CypherTM AFM from Asylum Research (Figure 1). that delivers upgrades from the existing field of older AFM/SPMs on a variety of levels.


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