Getting the Point: Real-Time Monitoring of Atomic-Microscope Probes Adjusts for Wear (IMAGE)

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Getting the Point: Real-Time Monitoring of Atomic-Microscope Probes Adjusts for Wear

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As an atomic force microscope’s tip degrades, the change in tip size and shape affects its resonant frequency and that can be used to accurately measure, in real time, the change in the tip’s shape, thereby resulting in more accurate measurements and images at nanometer size scales.

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Killgore, NIST

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