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Studies Of The Properties Of Designed Nanoparticles Using Atomic Force Microscopy, Steve Matthew Deese
Studies Of The Properties Of Designed Nanoparticles Using Atomic Force Microscopy, Steve Matthew Deese
LSU Doctoral Dissertations
The purpose of the research in this dissertation was to elucidate the intrinsic properties of how nanoparticles are different from bulk materials. This was done by mechanical and electronic studies of the properties of designed nanoparticles using advanced modes of atomic force microscopy. Information relating to the work functions, contact potential difference, Young’s Moduli, elasticity, and viscoelasticity can be investigated using state-of-the-art atomic force microscope (AFM) experiments. Subsurface imaging of polystyrene encapsulated cobalt nanoparticles was achieved for the first time using Force Modulation Microscopy (FMM) in conjunction with contact mode AFM. Previously prepared sample of polystyrene coated cobalt nanoparticles were …