Spring constant of a tuning-fork sensor for dynamic force microscopy

Spring constant of a tuning-fork sensor for dynamic force microscopy

We present an overview of experimental and numerical methods to determine the spring constant of a quartz tuning fork in qPlus configuration. The simple calculation for a rectangular cantilever is compared to the values obtained by the analysis of the thermal excitation and by the direct mechanical...

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Main Authors: Dennis van Vörden, Manfred Lange, Merlin Schmuck, Nico Schmidt, Rolf Möller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Beilstein-Institut 2012-11-01
Series:Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology
Subjects:
atomic force microscopy
finite element method
spring constant
thermal fluctuation
tuning fork
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3762/bjnano.3.90

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https://doi.org/10.3762/bjnano.3.90

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