A Physics‐Guided Generative Diffusion Model for Super‐Resolution AFM of Trap Dynamic Behavior
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Authors
- Kaimin Du
- Lihuan Liu
- Huarong Zeng
- Lei Wang
- Wentong Du (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-3233-8905)
- Kunyu Zhao
Institutions
- Shanghai Institute of Ceramics (CN)
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Small Methods
- Published
- 2026-09-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/smtd.71042
- Primary Topic
- Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00