Fabrication of nano-objects
- Preparation methods for nano-objects on substrates (Petra Fiala, Michael Stintz, TU Dresden)
- Combining nano-object fabrication and force-measurements in a FIB/SEM System (Nicole Wollschläger, Werner Österle, BAM, Berlin and Uwe Brand, Sai Gao, PTB, Braunschweig)
Measurement of dimensions and mechanical properties
- Investigation of mechanical properties of nano-pillars by indentation techniques (Michael Griepentrog, Philip Reinstädt, BAM, Berlin)
- Metrological atomic force microscopy for the measurement of nanostructures (Andrew Andrew Yacoot, Giovanni Mattia Lazzerini, NPL, GB)
- Humidity controlled AFM (Jeremias Seppä, Virpi Korpelainen, MIKES, Finland)
Traceable AFM Cantilever Stiffness Calibration
- Traceable cantilever stiffness calibration method using a MEMS nano-force transducer (Sai Gao, Uwe Brand, PTB, Braunschweig)
- MEMS technology for fabrication of electrostatic actuators and application examples (Karla Hiller, Susann Hahn, Thomas Gessner, TU Chemnitz)
Modelling
- Atomistic simulations of AFM indentation of Gold nanorods (Bernhard Reischl, Antti Kuronen, Kai Nordlund, Hannu Husu, Virpi Korpelainen, Jeremias Seppä, and Antti Lassila)
- The finite element method (Radek Šlesinger, CMI, Brno)