Hong S.D. – TechConnect Briefs

Dynamic change in water meniscus arising from tapping of an AFM tip

Hong S.D., Choi H.J., Ha M.Y., Jang J., Pusan National University, KR

We perform a molecular dynamics simulation to emulate the retraction followed by re-approach of an AFM with respect to a surface. We found a hysteresis in the snap-off distance and energy during such a tapping [...]

Molecular Simulation of the Nanoscale Water Confined between an Atomic Force Microscope Tip and a Surface

Choi H.J., Kim J-Y, Hong S.D., Ha M.Y., Jang J., Pusan National University, KR

Under ambient humidity, water condenses as a meniscus between an atomic force microscope (AFM) tip and a surface, giving rise to a strong capillary force on the tip. We performed a molecular dynamics simulation of [...]