Measurement of Submilligram Masses Using Electrostatic Force

Air-Solids Flow Measurement Using Electrostatic Techniques

Measuring dielectric properties at the nanoscale using Electrostatic Force Microscopy

R. Arinero, C. Riedel, G. A. Schwartz, G. Lévêque, A. Alegría, Ph. Tordjeman, N. E. Israeloff, M. Ramonda and J. Colmenero 1 IES, UMR CNRS 5214, Université Montpellier II, CC 083, Place E. Bataillon, 34095 Montpellier Cedex, France 2 Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC), Paseo Manuel de Lardizábal 4, 20018 San Sebastián, Spain. 3 Departamento de Física de Materiales UPV/EHU, Facultad de...

Electrostatic nanolithography in polymers using atomic force microscopy.

The past decade has witnessed an explosion of techniques used to pattern polymers on the nano (1-100 nm) and submicrometre (100-1,000 nm) scale, driven by the extensive versatility of polymers for diverse applications, such as molecular electronics, data storage, optoelectronics, displays, sacrificial templates and all forms of sensors. Conceptually, most of the patterning techniques, including...

Electrostatic-free piezoresponse force microscopy

Contact and non-contact based atomic force microscopy (AFM) approaches have been extensively utilized to explore various nanoscale surface properties. In most AFM-based measurements, a concurrent electrostatic effect between the AFM tip/cantilever and sample surface can occur. This electrostatic effect often hinders accurate measurements. Thus, it is very important to quantify as well as remove...

Ultrasonic measurement of gas flow using electrostatic transducers.

Ultrasonic gas flowmeters typically use narrowband piezoelectric transducer arrangements for interrogating the flow of gas in a pipe. In this work, the suitability of broadband electrostatic transducers operating at frequencies of up to 1 MHz for ultrasonic measurement of gas flow has been investigated. The transit time method of ultrasonic gas flow measurement was adopted and experiments were ...