A high resolution probe for scanning electrostatic potential profiles across surfaces
- 1 May 1973
- journal article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Journal of Physics E: Scientific Instruments
- Vol. 6 (5) , 472-474
- https://doi.org/10.1088/0022-3735/6/5/019
Abstract
An electrostatic probe with spatial resolution of 50 mu m has been developed to study the potential variation along a surface. A turntable arrangement enables surfaces to be scanned at rates of 1.8-16 m s-1; the probe yields a precision of 20 mV for a single pass. Calibration of the instrument using a test grating is described. A study of clean metal surfaces contaminated by fingerprints has shown surface potential variations as large as 400 mV.Keywords
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