MULTIFUNCTIONAL TOOL FOR EXPANDING AFM-BASED APPLICATIONS

A multifunctional tool which expands the application field of atomic force microscope-based surface modification is presented. The AFM-probe can be used for surface modification and in-situ characterization at the same time, due to a special configuration with two cantilevers. Various applications from different fields are presented, which were carried out with one and the same tool: in-situ characterization o f wear generated with and without local lubrication (tribology), fountain-pen lithography in which material is deposited or removed (physical-chemistry), and electrochemical metal deposition (electro-chemistry)