Z CALIBRATION OF THE ATOMIC-FORCE MICROSCOPE BY MEANS OF A PYRAMIDAL TIP

被引:19
作者
JENSEN, F
机构
[1] Mikroelektronik Centeret, DTH, Building 345e
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10.1063/1.1143873
中图分类号
TH7 [仪器、仪表];
学科分类号
0804 ; 080401 ; 081102 ;
摘要
A new method for imaging the probe tip of an atomic force microscope cantilever by the atomic force microscope itself (self-imaging) is presented. The self-imaging is accomplished by scanning the probe tip across a sharper tip on the surface. By using a pyramidal probe tip with a very well-defined aspect ratio, this technique provides an excellent z-calibration standard for the atomic force microscope.
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页码:2595 / 2597
页数:3
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