Atomic Force Microscopy for Energy Research

ISBN-13: 9781032004075 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 441 str.

Cai Shen

Opis

Atomic force microscopy (AFM) has become an important tool for materials research. In this book, the basic principles of functional AFMs and their applications in energy materials such as lithium batteries, electrochemical catalysis, solar cells, and other energy-related materials are addressed.

Spis treści

1. Principles and Basic Modes of Atomic Force Microscopy 2. Advanced Modes of Electrostatic and Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy for Energy Applications 3. Piezoresponse Force Microscopy and Electrochemical Strain Microscopy 4. Hybrid AFM Technique: Atomic Force Microscopy-Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy 5. Scanning Microwave Impedance Microscopy 6. Atomic Force Microscopy-Based Infrared Microscopy for Chemical Nano-Imaging and Spectroscopy 7. Application of AFM in Lithium Batteries Research 8. Application of AFM in Solar Cell Research 9. Application of AFM for Analyzing the Microstructure of Ferroelectric Polymer as an Energy Material 10. Application of AFM in Microbial Energy Systems 11. Practical Guidance of AFM Operations for Energy Research

O autorze

Cai Shen received his Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of St Andrews at UK in 2008. Sequentially, he continued his research at the University of Maryland, Heidelberg University and Aarhus University before he joined Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Science as an Associate Professor in 2013. He was promoted to Professor in 2021. He has published 100 papers in peer-reviewed journals. He is on the editorial boards for a number of international journals including Journal of Microscopy. His current research interests are lithium-ion batteries and applications of atomic force microscopy for the study of functional materials.