Atomic force microscope tip-surface behavior under continuous bias or pulsed voltages in noncontact mode
- 21 February 2000
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 76 (8) , 1018-1020
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.125925
Abstract
The atomic force microscope is now widely used to oxidize a silicon surface with a continuous bias or pulsed voltages applied between the tip and the silicon surface. The aim of this letter is to study the induced electrostatic effect on the cantilever oscillation in noncontact mode when pulsed voltages are used for nanooxidation. Depending on the relative amplitudes between electrostatic and mechanical excitations, and also on the phase between the pulsed voltages and the mechanical excitation, the cantilever response can dramatically vary. We focus on the details of controlling the feedback loop and exposure conditions in noncontact mode.Keywords
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