Improvement of a dynamic scanning force microscope for highest resolution imaging in ultrahigh vacuum.

作者: S. Torbrügge , J. Lübbe , L. Tröger , M. Cranney , T. Eguchi

DOI: 10.1063/1.2964119

关键词: Materials scienceImage resolutionOptoelectronicsOptical fiberLight-emitting diodePreamplifierVacuum chamberLaser diodeResolution (electron density)OpticsSemiconductor laser theory

摘要: We report on a modification of commercial scanning force microscope (Omicron UHV AFM/STM) operated in noncontact mode (NC-AFM) at room temperature ultrahigh vacuum yielding decrease the spectral noise density from 2757 to 272 fm/Hz. The major part reduction is achieved by an exchange originally installed light emitting diode laser placed outside vacuum, where coupled into chamber via optical fiber. setup further improved use preamplifiers having bandpass characteristics tailored cantilever resonance frequency. enhanced signal ratio demonstrated comparison atomic resolution images CeO2(111) obtained before and after modification.

参考文章(25)
S Gritschneder, M Reichling, Structural elements of CeO2(111) surfaces Nanotechnology. ,vol. 18, pp. 044024- ,(2007) , 10.1088/0957-4484/18/4/044024
Eric R.I. Abraham, Eric A. Cornell, Teflon feedthrough for coupling optical fibers into ultrahigh vacuum systems Applied Optics. ,vol. 37, pp. 1762- 1763 ,(1998) , 10.1364/AO.37.001762
S Gritschneder, Y Iwasawa, M Reichling, Strong adhesion of water to CeO2(111) Nanotechnology. ,vol. 18, pp. 044025- ,(2007) , 10.1088/0957-4484/18/4/044025
M. Abe, Y. Sugimoto, O. Custance, S. Morita, Room-temperature reproducible spatial force spectroscopy using atom-tracking technique Applied Physics Letters. ,vol. 87, pp. 173503- ,(2005) , 10.1063/1.2108112
M Reichling, S Hirth, F Ostendorf, Lateral manipulation of atomic size defects on the CaF2(111) surface Nanotechnology. ,vol. 17, ,(2006) , 10.1088/0957-4484/17/7/S08
M Fendrich, T Kunstmann, D Paulkowski, R Möller, Molecular resolution in dynamic force microscopy: topography and dissipation for weakly interacting systems Nanotechnology. ,vol. 18, pp. 084004- ,(2007) , 10.1088/0957-4484/18/8/084004
Takeshi Fukuma, Masayuki Kimura, Kei Kobayashi, Kazumi Matsushige, Hirofumi Yamada, Development of low noise cantilever deflection sensor for multienvironment frequency-modulation atomic force microscopy Review of Scientific Instruments. ,vol. 76, pp. 053704- ,(2005) , 10.1063/1.1896938
Yoshiaki Sugimoto, Pablo Pou, Masayuki Abe, Pavel Jelinek, Rubén Pérez, Seizo Morita, Óscar Custance, Chemical identification of individual surface atoms by atomic force microscopy Nature. ,vol. 446, pp. 64- 67 ,(2007) , 10.1038/NATURE05530