ELASTIC COMPLIANCES MEASURED BY ATOMIC-FORCE MICROSCOPY

Measurements of elastic compliances with atomic force microscopy are presented. A new experimental set-up is introduced which allows simultaneous measurement of compliances, normal and lateral to the sample surface. Together with the compliances, topography and friction information could be achieved. Static friction information is used to evaluate the sliding and sticking regime of the cantilever tip towards the sample surface. First measurements on a mixture of fluorocarbon and hydrocarbon Langmuir Blodgett film are presented providing stiffer hydrocarbon domains in normal and in lateral direction.