2023 Webinar | Asia

Electrostatic and Kelvin probe force microscopies (EFM and KPFM) have become primary tools for the characterization of electrical phenomena on the nanometer scale, with multiple applications for ferroelectrics, photovoltaics and energy devices.
In this workshop, we shall explore the characteristics of different modes like EFM, AM-KPFM and Sideband KPFM.

Ferroelectricity is observed in hexagonal boron nitride(hBN) through control of the registry of stacked layers, which we explore through both amplitude-modulated and sideband Kelvin probe force microscopy (KPFM) on the Park FX40 automatic AFM.

A schematic of the formation of parallel stacked bilayer hBN is shown in addition to a contact potential difference map measured using sideband KPFM.

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Park Systems Singapore
Bryan is the service and application senior manager at Park Systems Singapore where he supports customers’ demo requests and application modes training. He is also holding the service manager position. With more than 10 years of AFM experience in service and application support for customers, Bryan is well versed in various applications modes like Electrical, Nanomechanical, Magnetic and Fluid Imaging modes in different research fields.