Tapping atomic force microscope with phase or frequency detectio

Details Tapping atomic force microscope with phase or frequency detectio Tapping atomic force microscope with phase or frequency detectio

1998-05-21

2000-01-11

Lee, John R

Radiant energy

Photocells; circuits and apparatus

Optical or pre-photocell system

73105, 250306, 250307, G01B 734

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active

RE0364886

ABSTRACT:
An atomic force microscope in which a probe tip is oscillated at a resonant frequency and at amplitude setpoint and scanned across the surface of a sample, which may include an adsorbed water layer on its surface, at constant amplitude in intermittent contact with the sample and changes in phase or in resonant frequency of the oscillating are measured to determine adhesion between the probe tip and the sample. The setpoint amplitude of oscillation of the probe is greater than 10 nm to assure that the energy in the lever arm is much higher than that lost in each cycle by striking the sample surface, thereby to avoid sticking of the probe tip to the sample surface. In one embodiment the probe tip is coated with an antibody or an antigen to locate corresponding antigens or antibodies on the sample as a function of detected variation in phase or frequency. In another embodiment, the frequency of oscillation of the probe tip is modulated and relative changes in phase of the oscillating probe tip observed in order to measure the damping of the oscillation due to the intermittent or constant tapping of the surface by the tip. In a further embodiment, the slope of the phase versus frequency curve is determined and outputted during translating of the oscillating probe. Force dependent sample characteristics are determined by obtaining data at different tapping amplitude setpoints and comparing the data obtained at the different tapping amplitude setpoints.

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