The term paper should critically overview at least 5 research articles on "Near-Field Scanning Optical Microscopy". The discussion should include characterization of state-of-the-art nanostructures by multiple characterization tools. Please start the paper from choosing an interesting nanomaterial(s) to characterize, and BRIEFLY explain why the topicis of interest. Then you should turn to techniques used for characterization of this material(s).
Successful term paper would will provide a critical view on application of various techniques to analysis of novel nanostructures. Please concisely provide in-depth explanation of its fundamentals and applications to nanostructure characterization.