A nondestructive technique for determining the spring constant of atomic force microscope cantilevers

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作者：

Gibson, CT ^{[1
]}

Weeks, BL ^{[1
]}

Lee, JRI ^{[1
]}

Abell, C ^{[1
]}

Rayment, T ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Cambridge, Dept Chem, Cambridge CB2 1EW, England

来源：

REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS | 2001年 / 72卷 / 05期

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D O I：

10.1063/1.1361080

中图分类号：

TH7 [仪器、仪表];

学科分类号：

0804 ; 080401 ; 081102 ;

摘要：

We present a simple, accurate, and nondestructive method to determine cantilever spring constants by measuring the resonant frequency before and after the addition of a thin gold layer. The method for resonating the cantilevers uses electrostatic force modulation, which has been described for conductive cantilevers, but we demonstrate it can also be applied to silicon nitride cantilevers. The variations in spring constant for cantilevers of the same type across the same wafer are also explored. (C) 2001 American Institute of Physics.

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