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Bringing Scanning Probe Microscopy up to Speed

Part of the book series: Microsystems (MICT, volume 3)

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
  2. Improving Conventional Scanning Probe Microscopes

    • S. C. Minne, S. R. Manalis, C. F. Quate
    Pages 15-22
  3. Design of Piezoresistive Cantilevers with Integrated Actuators

    • S. C. Minne, S. R. Manalis, C. F. Quate
    Pages 23-48
  4. Increasing the Speed of Imaging

    • S. C. Minne, S. R. Manalis, C. F. Quate
    Pages 49-80
  5. Cantilevers with Interdigital Deflection Sensors

    • S. C. Minne, S. R. Manalis, C. F. Quate
    Pages 81-98
  6. Operation of the Interdigital Cantilever

    • S. C. Minne, S. R. Manalis, C. F. Quate
    Pages 99-118
  7. Cantilever Arrays

    • S. C. Minne, S. R. Manalis, C. F. Quate
    Pages 119-130
  8. Scanning Probes for Information Storage and Retrieval

    • S. C. Minne, S. R. Manalis, C. F. Quate
    Pages 131-140
  9. Silicon Process Flow: ZnO actuator and piezoresistive sensor

    • S. C. Minne, S. R. Manalis, C. F. Quate
    Pages 141-157
  10. Silicon Process Flow: Interdigital Cantilever

    • S. C. Minne, S. R. Manalis, C. F. Quate
    Pages 159-167
  11. Back Matter

    Pages 169-173

About this book

Bringing Scanning Probe Microscopy Up to Speed introduces the principles of scanning probe systems with particular emphasis on techniques for increasing speed. The authors include useful information on the characteristics and limitations of current state-of-the-art machines as well as the properties of the systems that will follow in the future. The basic approach is two-fold. First, fast scanning systems for single probes are treated and, second, systems with multiple probes operating in parallel are presented.
The key components of the SPM are the mechanical microcantilever with integrated tip and the systems used to measure its deflection. In essence, the entire apparatus is devoted to moving the tip over a surface with a well-controlled force. The mechanical response of the actuator that governs the force is of the utmost importance since it determines the scanning speed. The mechanical response relates directly to the size of the actuator; smaller is faster. Traditional scanning probe microscopes rely on piezoelectric tubes of centimeter size to move the probe. In future scanning probe systems, the large actuators will be replaced with cantilevers where the actuators are integrated on the beam. These will be combined in arrays of multiple cantilevers with MEMS as the key technology for the fabrication process.

Reviews

`The presentation is clear and easy to follow, written by hands-on persons. There is a wealth of technical detail and useful diagrams. ...for persons who are serious fabricators of SPM...it is essential reading.'
The Physicist, 37:2 (2000)

Authors and Affiliations

  • Nanodevices, Inc., USA

    S. C. Minne

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA

    S. R. Manalis

  • Stanford University, USA

    C. F. Quate

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