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Solver PRO

Scanning Probe Microscope

Atomic Force Acoustic Microscopy

Instruction Manual

22 April 2010

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Summary of Contents for Solver PRO

Page 1: ...tic Microscopy Instruction Manual 22 April 2010 Copyright NT MDT Web Page http www ntmdt com General Information spm ntmdt ru Technical Support support ntmdt ru NT MDT Co building 100 Zelenograd 12448...

Page 2: ...t If you are a beginner in scanning probe microscopy we recommend you to familiarize with basic SPM techniques Fundamentals of Scanning Probe Microscopy by V L Mironov gives a good introduction to the...

Page 3: ...cription of the control program interface functions all commands and functions of the menu and also a description of the Image Analysis module and the Macro Language Nova PowerScript Control Electroni...

Page 4: ...n Manual Atomic Force Acoustic Microscopy Table of Contents 1 PREPARATION OF THE INSTRUMENT FOR OPERATION 5 1 1 ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER INSTALLATION 6 1 2 FIXING THE SAMPLE 6 1 3 CHOOSING THE PROBE 7 2...

Page 5: ...ements Electromechanical configuration for Scanning by probe excluding the installation of the sample holder Ultrasound Transducer Installation see i 1 1on page 6 Fixing the Sample see i 1 2 on page 6...

Page 6: ...2 Adapter 1 2 Fixing the Sample Before fixing the sample make sure that it has a fairly flat and smooth surface on the side by which it is to be fixed on the transducer It means that the surface shal...

Page 7: ...ed above it is strongly recommended to wait for some time about one hour before starting the measurements This would allow the sample to glue better to the transducer surface and would also minimize v...

Page 8: ...the electrical configuration of the instrument Fig 2 1 Fig 2 1 2 Perform the approach the same way as in the standard contact technique a Switch to Approach tab b Activate Auto SetPoint option c Clic...

Page 9: ...ual to 10 Fig 2 3 d Click Run button to plot the frequency response of cantilever oscillation amplitude Mag signal see Fig 2 4 Fig 2 5 On the resulting response apart from the peaks corresponding to t...

Page 10: ...Microscopy Fig 2 4 Frequency response of the cantilever oscillations amplitude in the frequency range below 55 kHz Fig 2 5 Frequency response of the cantilever oscillations amplitude in the frequency...

Page 11: ...ultrasound transducer by turning the key to Ex6 position Fig 2 6 Fig 2 6 c In the control panel of Resonance tab make the following changes Fig 2 7 In Generator Output drop down box select Ex6 Fig 2 7...

Page 12: ...2 9 8 Adjust Set Point as follows for several values of Set Point notice the shift in the position of the resonance peak with minor variations in Set Point the peak should go to the right i e the res...

Page 13: ...set the value of the piezodriver working frequency Frequency parameter corresponding to a maximum Mag signal When recording frequency change set the value of the piezodriver working frequency Frequen...

Page 14: ...es defined by the markers in the plot The Set Point field is filled with the phase value of 90 The Gain field sets the gain coefficient to its negative extremum Fig 2 11 AFAM Control Panel b Select th...

Page 15: ...3 Start scanning by clicking Run button Fig 2 13 shows an example of a scanned image for the surface of polyethylene oxide carbon nanotube nanocompisite It is seen that regions with greater stiffness...

Page 16: ...ler 4 Turn off the Vibration Isolation System 5 Close the control program 6 Remove the sample from the transducer NOTE Thin inflexible samples might require the application of small side force see Fig...