Campus Units
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-2000
Journal or Book Title
Physical Review B
Volume
61
Issue
2
First Page
1106
Last Page
1115
DOI
10.1103/PhysRevB.61.1106
Abstract
In this article tapping-mode atomic force microscope dynamics is studied. The existence of a periodic orbit at the forcing frequency is shown under unrestrictive conditions. The dynamics is further analyzed using the impact model for the tip-sample interaction and a spring-mass-damper model of the cantilever. Stability of the periodic orbit is established. Closed-form expressions for various variables important in tapping-mode imaging are obtained. The linear relationship of the amplitude and the sine of the phase of the first harmonic of the periodic orbit with respect to cantilever-sample offset is shown. The study reinforces gentleness of the tapping-mode on the sample. Experimental results are in excellent qualitative agreement with the theoretical predictions. The linear relationship of the sine of the phase and the amplitude can be used to infer sample properties. The comparison between the theory and the experiments indicates essential features that are needed in a more refined model.
Copyright Owner
American Physical Society
Copyright Date
2000
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Salapaka, M. V.; Chen, Degang J.; and Cleveland, J. P., "Linearity of amplitude and phase in tapping-mode atomic force microscopy" (2000). Electrical and Computer Engineering Publications. 88.
https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/ece_pubs/88
Comments
This article is from Physical Review B 61 (2000): 1106, doi: 10.1103/PhysRevB.61.1106. Posted with permission.