MICROMACHINED AFM TRANSDUCER WITH DIFFERENTIAL CAPACITIVE READ-OUT

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作者
BAY, J [1 ]
BOUWSTRA, S [1 ]
LAEGSGAARD, E [1 ]
HANSEN, O [1 ]
机构
[1] AARHUS UNIV,INST PHYS & ASTRON,DK-8000 AARHUS C,DENMARK
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10.1088/0960-1317/5/2/027
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
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0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
A differential capacitive atomic force microscope (AFM) transducer with integrated tip for use in ultra-high vacuum is presented. It is fabricated by the dissolved wafer technique with multiple etch stop using highly boron-doped ipitaxial layers. The tip is fabricated using anisotropic etching and radii of curvature of the order of 60 nm were measured. Measured sensitivities agree well with the presented model.
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