COMBINED SHEAR FORCE AND NEAR-FIELD SCANNING OPTICAL MICROSCOPY

被引:844
作者
BETZIG, E
FINN, PL
WEINER, JS
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[1] AT and T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, NJ 07974
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10.1063/1.106940
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O59 [应用物理学];
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A distance regulation method has been developed to enhance the the reliability, versatility, and ease of use of near-field scanning optical microscopy (NSOM). The method relies on the detection of shear forces between the end of a near-field probe and the sample of interest. The system can be used solely for distance regulation in NSOM, for simultaneous shear force and near-field imaging, or for shear force microscopy alone. In the latter case, uncoated optical fiber probes are found to yield images with consistently high resolution.
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