Improved atomic force microscopy cantilever performance by partial reflective coating

Optical beam deflection systems are widely used in cantilever based atomic force microscopy (AFM). Most commercial cantilevers have a reflective metal coating on the detector side to increase the reflectivity in order to achieve a high signal on the photodiode. Although the reflective coating is usu...

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Main Authors: Zeno Schumacher, Yoichi Miyahara, Laure Aeschimann, Peter Grütter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Beilstein-Institut 2015-07-01
Series:Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3762/bjnano.6.150