Atomic force microscopy imaging

Asylum Research’s blueDrive photothermal excitation is available on its Cypher atomic force microscopes. blueDrive makes tapping mode imaging simple, stable, and accurate. It replaces the conventional piezoacoustic excitation mechanism, instead using a blue laser to directly excite the AFM cantilever photothermally. This results in an ideal cantilever drive response in both air and liquids, which provides significant performance and ease-of-use benefits for tapping mode imaging. More detail at http://articles.sae.org/12626  .



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This article first appeared in the February, 2014 issue of Aerospace & Defense Technology Magazine (Vol. 38 No. 2).

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