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Attaching the cantilever chips to your instrument
3) In opening the case, put the plastic case label-side down on a desk.
The cantilevers are tip-side-up as viewed in the case.
4) Open the case.
1)
Please read the instruction manual of your scanning probe microscope before this operation.
This cantilever can not be used at a commercially SPM due to its smallness, 9
m(L) x 2
m(W) x
0.13
m(T).
To attach the cantilever chip to the chip holder in your SPM,
2) Place the chip on the adhesive stick gently against the prescribed part in your chip holder.
(see left below)
3) Press the center of the chip with sharp pointed tweezers and pull apart the stick from the chip.
(see right below)
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Picking up the cantilever chip from the case
1) Press down gently on the part between the center and one third of the chip along the
center line with the adhesive stick (see left below).
Avoid any contact with the cantilevers when you pull up the cantilever
tip from the case.
Caution
4) Lock the chip into the chip holder in accordance with the manner described in the manual of
your SPM. Most of the chip holders in AFMs use a leaf spring or a wire for pressing the chip
to the holder. It is recommended that the chip is pressed with those at the center of the chip
to achieve a good mechanical coupling between the chip and the holder.
Cantilever chips should always be placed tip-side-up.
Caution
2) Do not press the chip too much,
or the chip might be buried in
the Gel sheet and the cantilever
must break.
3) Pull up the stick carefully, then
the adhered chip is picked up
together (see below).
Note : Some of both-side adhesive tapes have not enough adhesive to pick up the chip
from the Gel sheet. Then use the tweezers for this procedure.
Note) To avoid contact with the cantilever,
the tweezers should not access to the
chip from cantilever side. Put the
tweezers on the chip like following
illustration.
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