Magnetic Force Microscopy in Liquids.

Magnetic force microscopy using fabricated cobalt-coated carbon nanotubes probes

Magnetic force microscope ( MFM ) is a powerful technique for mapping the magnetic force gradient above the sample surface. Herein, single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNT) were used to fabricate MFM probe by dielectrophoresis method which is a reproducible and cost-effective technique. The effect of induced voltage on the deposition manner of carbon nanotubes (CNT) on the atomic force microscope (...

Frequency response of an atomic force microscope in liquids and air: Magnetic versus acoustic excitation

We discuss the dynamics of an amplitude modulation atomic force microscope in different environments such as water and air. Experiments, analytical expressions, and numerical simulations show that the resonance curves depend on the excitation method used to drive the cantilever, either mechanical or magnetic. This dependence is magnified for small force constants and quality factors, i.e., belo...

Atomic force microscopy in viscous ionic liquids.

Extracting quantitative information from amplitude-modulation atomic force microscopy (AM-AFM) in viscous ionic liquids is difficult because existing theory requires knowledge of the cantilever natural frequency, which cannot be measured in the absence of a resonance peak. We present a new model that describes cantilever dynamics in an overdamped medium (Q < 0.5) and derive the theory necessary...

Spotlight: Magnetic ionic liquids: As multi-purpose catalysts

Hassan Sepehrmansourie was born in Hamedan, Iran in 1994. He received his B.Sc. in Applied Chemistry (2017) from Bu-Ali Sina University, Iran. He received his M.Sc.in Organic Chemistry (2019) under the supervision of Prof. Mohammad Ali Zolfigol. Also, He was also accepted for a Ph.D. in organic chemistry at the Bu-Ali Sina University in the same year. His research interest is the synthesis, cha...

Hydrodynamics of torsional probes for atomic force microscopy in liquids