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Kelvin probe force microscopy (KPFM)

Theory and application

Kelvin probe force microscopy (KPFM), also known as surface potential microscopy, is one member of a suite of electrical characterization methods available in atomic force microscopes. It maps the contact potential difference (CPD) between a surface and the cantilever, containing information about the surface potential and work function. The work-function is defined in solid-state physics as the energy needed to remove an electron from the Fermi level of a solid to the vacuum and is thus, a surface property and not related to the bulk.

This article describes how KPFM works, and details several examples of KPFM measurements.

Details

  • Gräubernstrasse 12, 4410 Liestal, Switzerland
  • Dr. Patrick Frederix