Measuring method for atomic force microscope

    公开(公告)号:US10191081B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-01-29

    申请号:US15238326

    申请日:2016-08-16

    Abstract: Provided is a measuring method for an atomic force microscope that scans a surface of a sample with a probe to measure a surface property of the sample, the measuring method including detecting a motion of the probe while vibrating the probe on the surface of the sample, acquiring surface information on the sample by using a variation in the motion of the probe, and controlling the probe by using the surface information on the sample. The surface information on the sample may include a position and a slope of the surface. The vibrating of the probe on the surface of the sample may include performing a circular motion by the probe around axes perpendicular to a scan direction of the probe and to a height direction of the sample.

    Head-integrated atomic force microscope and composite microscope including same

    公开(公告)号:US09939461B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-04-10

    申请号:US15323078

    申请日:2015-12-23

    CPC classification number: G01Q60/32 G01Q20/02 G01Q30/02 G01Q30/18 G01Q60/38

    Abstract: An object of the application is to provide a head-integrated for an atomic force microscope capable of realizing minimization of a weight and a volume and improvement of structural stability by optimizing a head structure of the atomic force microscope. Another object of the application is to provide a head-integrated atomic force microscope capable of being utilized for imaging a large-area sample by enabling high-rate head scan due to dynamic characteristics improved by mounting the integrated-head described above. Still another object of the application is to provide a composite microscope including a head-integrated atomic force microscope, capable of performing high-rate position search and imaging and performing precise observation of a three-dimensional shape up to an atomic image level in a region of interest by combining the head-integrated atomic force microscope having the improved dynamic characteristics as described above and an electron microscope or an optical microscope with each other.

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