Uva Virtual Lab: Scanning Probe Microscopes

Extensive reading is done in order to learn about scanning probe microscopy and nanoscale. Afterward, individuals use a pencil to probe an unidentified object that is inside of a box so that they cannot see it. Using only what they could...

Find out what an SEM does and how it does it with this online lab.

Find a description of the operation of Nanosurf Inc's "easyScan" scanning tunneling microscope (STM). Virtual reality is used to take apart the microscope and show how electron tunneling is used to measure the shape of sample surfaces...

Scanning Probe Microscopes position their sensing tips to precisions better than 10-10 meters (the size of a single atom!). This incredible control is based on the use of "piezoelectric crystals." These materials bend or shrink in the...

This page describes the operation of Nanosurf Inc's "easyScan" atomic force microscope (AFM). Virtual reality is used to take apart the microscope and show how a laser controlled feedback loop allows the probe to measure the shape of a...

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Take a look at a virtual lab which illustrates the way a current works with different capacitors.

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This site provides a fairly in depth description of Scanning Probe Microscopes as well as links and images. This site is designed for those with a strong understanding of this field.