What is it about?
Thermal tune procedure is applied in the introduced dynamic cantilever calibrator (DCC) to find resonant frequencies , quality factor and spring constants of AFM probes at frequencies up to 8 MHz. The inverse optical sensitivity of the microscopes is also evaluated.
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Why is it important?
The features, which are determined with DCC in a simple and fast way, are essential for quantification of AFM-based nano-mechanical and electric properties. High sensitivity of DCC can be used for studies of contact resonance , piezoelectric response and other applications.
Perspectives
I hope that our publication motivate researchers to quantify measurements of local mechanical and electric properties with AFM.
Sergei Magonov
SPM Labs
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This page is a summary of: Evaluation of AFM Probes and Instruments with Dynamic Cantilever Calibrator, MRS Advances, January 2018, Cambridge University Press,
DOI: 10.1557/adv.2018.102.
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