TMPM5200-2
5-87
t
een the specimen and the
ding of the cantilever that occurs when changing the distance
between the specimen and the cantilever tip in t
1.
Select the Force Curve radio button at the left bottom of the Contact Mode
tab window.
■
Force Curve Measuremen
A force curve is used to measure the force that acts betw
cantilever tip, by ben
he contact mode.
The measurement procedure is as follows.
2.
Click on the Force Curve button.
The F-C Parameters window will be displayed.
3.
Double-click on the Tip Displacement/nm box on the F-C Parameters window
and enter the maximum value of the scanner Z scanning range using the
keyboard.
×
3
µ
m) is installed, enter about 1,500
nm (the total scanning range in the Z direction is 3,000 nm, because the value input
is the limit of the scan in both the positive and the negative directions). In practice,
however, even if a value exceeding the scanner Z scanning range is entered, the
software automatically calculates and displays the maximum possible value.
4.
Click on the Scan button on the Contact Mode tab window.
The Force Curve will be displayed on the Display Window.
When the standard scanner (10
µ
m
×
10
µ
m
