Regensburg 2007 – wissenschaftliches Programm
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O: Fachverband Oberflächenphysik
O 15: Methods: Scanning Probe Techniques II
O 15.5: Vortrag
Montag, 26. März 2007, 15:15–15:30, H41
Increasing the Q-factor in the constant-excitation mode of frequency-modulation atomic force microscopy in liquid — •Daniel Ebeling1,2, Hendrik Hölscher1,2, Jan-Erik Schmutz1,2, and Boris Anczykowski3 — 1Center for Nanotechnology (CeNTech), Heisenbergstr. 11, 48149 Münster — 2Physikalisches Institut, Wilhelm-Klemm-Str. 10, 48149 Münster — 3nanoAnalytics GmbH, Heisenbergstr. 11, 48149 Münster
The application of dynamic force spectroscopy in vacuum allows the mapping of tip-sample forces down to the atomic-scale. It has been shown that dynamic force spectroscopy works also in ambient conditions [1] and liquids [2] enabling the precise measurement of tip-sample forces.
By adding a Q-Control electronics to the set-up of the constant-excitation mode of the frequency-modulation atomic force microscope we are able to increase the effective Q-factor of a self-oscillated cantilever in liquid to values comparable to ambient conditions. During imaging of soft biological samples adsorbed on a mica substrate we observed an increased corrugation of the topography with increased Q-factors. This effect is caused by the reduction of tip-sample indentation forces as demonstrated by numerical simulations and an analytical approach [3].
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