摘要:
A method for measuring vibration characteristic of a cantilever is proposed in this disclosure. The method includes: measuring vibration amplitude V of a cantilever installed in a scanning probe microscope when vibration with a resonant frequency f1 (Hz) is applied to the cantilever; obtaining a time Th (second) when the vibration amplitude V is equal to or more than 0.90 of a stationary amplitude V0; and calculating a Q value by using the following Expression (1):
摘要:
The present invention relates to a method for measuring the near-field signal of a sample in a scattering type near-field microscope and to a device for conducting said method.
摘要:
A method of compensating for an artifact in data collected using a standard atomic force microscope (AFM) operating in an oscillating mode. The artifact is caused by deflection of the probe not related to actual probe-sample interaction and the method includes compensating for thermal induced bending of the probe of the AFM by measuring a DC component of the measured deflection. The DC component of deflection is identified by calibrating the optical deflection detection apparatus and monitoring movement of the mean deflection, thereby allowing the preferred embodiments to minimize the adverse effect due to the artifact. Notably, plotting the DC deflection profile yields a corresponding temperature profile of the sample.