AFM Technique

Contact Mode
Tapping Mode
Noncontact Mode
Lift Mode

Life Science

Bacteria Cell
Potato-X Virus
Fibrin Strand
DNA

Chemistry

Molecular Wires
Latex

Type of Sample

Robust
Soft or Fragile

Polymers

Single molecules
Molecular brushes
Polyethylene Crystal
Liquid Crystalline

Metrology

Roughness of Si Wafer
Polycrystalline Si
Photoresist
Critical Dimension

AFM experiment

Topography
Composition
Mechanical
Electric
Magnetic

Heterogeneous systems

Impact Modified Plastics
Technical Rubber
PS-b-PMMA Copolymer

Surface science

Nanolithography on Ti
Langmuir Monolayer
Self-Assemblies

Resolution

High Resolution
General Purpose
Long Scanning

Materials Research

Au (111)
BaTiO3 Piezoceramics
Alkanes

Data Storage

Hard Disk
3.5'' Zip disk
Optical Disk