scholarly journals Atomic-scale topography of rutile TiO2(110) in aqueous solutions: A study involving frequency-modulation atomic force microscopy

2020 ◽  
Vol 152 (5) ◽  
pp. 054703 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shengkai Xue ◽  
Akira Sasahara ◽  
Hiroshi Onishi

2019 ◽  
Vol 123 (32) ◽  
pp. 19786-19793 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kazuki Miyata ◽  
Yuta Kawagoe ◽  
John Tracey ◽  
Keisuke Miyazawa ◽  
Adam S. Foster ◽  
...  




2018 ◽  
Vol 122 (38) ◽  
pp. 21983-21990
Author(s):  
Naritaka Kobayashi ◽  
Mihoko Maruyama ◽  
Yoichiro Mori ◽  
Suguru Fukukita ◽  
Hiroaki Adachi ◽  
...  


2009 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takeshi Fukuma

Frequency modulation atomic force microscopy (FM-AFM) has been a powerful tool for imaging atomic-scale structures and properties of various materials including metals, semiconductors, metal oxides, alkali halides and organic systems. Whilst the method has been used mainly in ultrahigh vacuum environments, recent progress in FM-AFM instrumentation made it possible to apply this technique also to investigations in liquid. This technological innovation opened up a variety of applications of FM-AFM in biology and electrochemistry. To date, the improved FM-AFM instrument and technique have been applied to investigations of several biological materials, providing novel information that has not been accessible with other imaging techniques. In this review, I will summarize the recent progress in FM-AFM instrumentation and biological applications in liquid.



Microscopy ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 69 (6) ◽  
pp. 340-349
Author(s):  
Takeshi Fukuma

Abstract In-liquid frequency modulation atomic force microscopy (FM-AFM) has been used for visualizing subnanometer-scale surface structures of minerals, organic thin films and biological systems. In addition, three-dimensional atomic force microscopy (3D-AFM) has been developed by combining it with a three-dimensional (3D) tip scanning method. This method enabled the visualization of 3D distributions of water (i.e. hydration structures) and flexible molecular chains at subnanometer-scale resolution. While these applications highlighted the unique capabilities of FM-AFM, its force resolution, speed and stability are not necessarily at a satisfactory level for practical applications. Recently, there have been significant advancements in these fundamental performances. The force resolution was dramatically improved by using a small cantilever, which enabled the imaging of a 3D hydration structure even in pure water and made it possible to directly compare experimental results with simulated ones. In addition, the improved force resolution allowed the enhancement of imaging speed without compromising spatial resolution. To achieve this goal, efforts have been made for improving bandwidth, resonance frequency and/or latency of various components, including a high-speed phase-locked loop (PLL) circuit. With these improvements, now atomic-resolution in-liquid FM-AFM imaging can be performed at ∼1 s/frame. Furthermore, a Si-coating method was found to improve stability and reproducibility of atomic-resolution imaging owing to formation of a stable hydration structure on a tip apex. These improvements have opened up new possibilities of atomic-scale studies on solid-liquid interfacial phenomena by in-liquid FM-AFM.



2018 ◽  
Vol 122 (42) ◽  
pp. 24085-24093 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hitoshi Asakawa ◽  
Eero Holmström ◽  
Adam S. Foster ◽  
Sunao Kamimura ◽  
Teruhisa Ohno ◽  
...  


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kazuki Miyata ◽  
Yuta Kawagoe ◽  
Naoyuki Miyashita ◽  
Tomoki Nakagawa ◽  
Takeshi Fukuma

We have investigated the calcite growth mechanism by directly imaging atomic-scale structural changes at the growing step edges with high-speed frequency modulation atomic force microscopy (HS-FM-AFM). We compared the results...



2013 ◽  
Vol 117 (46) ◽  
pp. 24388-24396 ◽  
Author(s):  
Naritaka Kobayashi ◽  
Shirou Itakura ◽  
Hitoshi Asakawa ◽  
Takeshi Fukuma




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