Abstract
We report simultaneous Force -static deflection of the cantilever-, Force Gradient and Scanning Tunneling topography images of Si(111)(7 × 7) surface using an off-resonance small amplitude non-contact atomic force microscopy technique with improved force sensitivity. The signal-to-noise ratio of the fiber interferometer used to detect the deflections of the cantilever was improved by applying an RF-modulation into the diode laser, which suppresses the noise in the laser. The measured sensitivity of ∼20 fm/√Hz allows us to obtain atom resolved images of the surface in static deflection of the cantilever, simultaneously with the other imaging channels.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 54-57 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Ultramicroscopy |
| Volume | 196 |
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| Publication status | Published - Jan 2019 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2018 Elsevier B.V.
Keywords
- Atomic Force Microscopy
- Scanning Tunneling Microscopy
- Simultaneous AFM/STM, Si(111) surface
- Static deflection