Modeling viscoelasticity through spring–dashpot models in intermittent-contact atomic force microscopy

We examine different approaches to model viscoelasticity within atomic force microscopy (AFM) simulation. Our study ranges from very simple linear spring–dashpot models to more sophisticated nonlinear systems that are able to reproduce fundamental properties of viscoelastic surfaces, including creep...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Enrique A. López-Guerra, Santiago D. Solares
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Beilstein-Institut 2014-11-01
Series:Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3762/bjnano.5.224