Quantitative atomic force microscopy is used in conjunction with microwire heaters for high-resolution imaging of the Young's modulus changes across the spin-state transition. When going from the high spin to the low spin state, a significant stiffening is observed.
Keywords: atomic force microscopy; microwire heaters; nanomechanical properties; spin crossover; thin films.
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