Massively parallel cantilever-free atomic force microscopy

Atomic force microscopy (AFM) provides high resolution, but is limited to small areas. Here, the authors introduce a massively parallel AFM approach with >1000 probes in a cantilever-free probe architecture, and present an optical method for detecting probe–sample contact with sub-10 nm vertical...

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Main Authors: Wenhan Cao, Nourin Alsharif, Zhongjie Huang, Alice E. White, YuHuang Wang, Keith A. Brown
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-01-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-20612-3
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spelling doaj-bccd72b3b038477b86a10cffc2921a7f2021-01-17T12:13:43ZengNature Publishing GroupNature Communications2041-17232021-01-011211710.1038/s41467-020-20612-3Massively parallel cantilever-free atomic force microscopyWenhan Cao0Nourin Alsharif1Zhongjie Huang2Alice E. White3YuHuang Wang4Keith A. Brown5Department of Mechanical Engineering, Boston UniversityDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Boston UniversityDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of MarylandDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Boston UniversityDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of MarylandDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Boston UniversityAtomic force microscopy (AFM) provides high resolution, but is limited to small areas. Here, the authors introduce a massively parallel AFM approach with >1000 probes in a cantilever-free probe architecture, and present an optical method for detecting probe–sample contact with sub-10 nm vertical precision.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-20612-3
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Alice E. White
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Nourin Alsharif
Zhongjie Huang
Alice E. White
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Massively parallel cantilever-free atomic force microscopy
Nature Communications
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title Massively parallel cantilever-free atomic force microscopy
title_short Massively parallel cantilever-free atomic force microscopy
title_full Massively parallel cantilever-free atomic force microscopy
title_fullStr Massively parallel cantilever-free atomic force microscopy
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publisher Nature Publishing Group
series Nature Communications
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publishDate 2021-01-01
description Atomic force microscopy (AFM) provides high resolution, but is limited to small areas. Here, the authors introduce a massively parallel AFM approach with >1000 probes in a cantilever-free probe architecture, and present an optical method for detecting probe–sample contact with sub-10 nm vertical precision.
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-20612-3
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