Piezoresponse Force Microscopy: Techniques, Advances, and Recent Applications
SPEAKERS
  • Edward Park
    RE Application Technology Team, Park Systems Corporation
Authors
Edward Park

This webinar introduces the fundamentals of piezoelectricity and Piezoresponse Force Microscopy (PFM), including its operating principles. It compares conventional off-resonance PFM, contact-resonance PFM, and Dual-Frequency Resonance Tracking PFM (DFRT-PFM), highlighting their measurement principles, advantages, and applications. Through practical case studies, participants will explore how PFM reveals local piezoelectric responses, ferroelectric domain structures, domain switching behavior, and nanoscale electromechanical properties across various materials.