TY - CHAP AU - Tomasz Tański AU - Bogusław Ziębowicz AU - Paweł Jarka AU - Marcin Staszuk ED - Tomasz Tański ED - Marcin Staszuk ED - Bogusław Ziębowicz Y1 - 2018-11-05 PY - 2018 T1 - Introductory Chapter: Why Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) is One of the Leading Methods of Surface Morphology Research of all Engineering Material Groups N2 - Atomic force microscopy is a surface analytical technique used in air, liquids or a vacuum to generate very high-resolution topographic images of a surface, down to atomic resolution. This book is not only for students but also for professional engineers who are working in the industry as well as specialists. This book aims to provide the reader with a comprehensive overview of the new trends, research results and development of atomic force microscopy. The chapters for this book have been written by respected and well-known researchers and specialists from different countries. We hope that after studying this book, you will have objective knowledge about the possible uses of atomic force microscopy in many scientific aspects of our civilisation. BT - Atomic-force Microscopy and Its Applications SP - Ch. 1 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.80446 DO - 10.5772/intechopen.80446 SN - 978-1-78985-170-0 PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-04-23 ER -