Instruction manual

Rev. B MultiMode SPM Instruction Manual 13
List of Figures
Chapter 1 Introduction to the Digital Instruments MultiMode SPM . . . . . . . . .1
Figure 1.1a MultiMode SPM System Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Figure 1.2a Safety Symbols Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Chapter 2 SPM Fundamentals for the MultiMode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Figure 2.1a MultiMode SPM System Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Figure 2.1b MultiMode SPM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Figure 2.1c MultiMode SPM Head and Major Components . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Figure 2.1d Quad Photodetector Arrangement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Figure 2.1e Various Scanners Available with the MultiMode SPM . . . . . . . .21
Figure 2.1f Typical Scanner Piezo Tube and X-Y-Z Electrical Configurations22
Figure 2.1g Voltages Applied to the X- and Y-axes Produce a Raster Scan Pattern
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Figure 2.1h Various Tipholders utilized with the MultiMode SPM . . . . . . . .24
Figure 2.1i Diamond Tip Mounted on Wire for Microhardness Testing and
Lithography Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Figure 2.1j Two Types of Cantilevered Probes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Figure 2.2a Tunneling Phenomenon Between Tip and Sample . . . . . . . . . . .28
Figure 2.2b Early Contact AFM which allowed Imaging Non-conductive Samples
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Figure 2.2c Optical Lever for Monitoring Tip Movement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Figure 2.4a Contact AFM Concepts (Steps 1-5 exaggerated.) . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Figure 2.5a TappingMode AFM Concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Chapter 3 Setup & Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
Figure 3.2a MultiMode SPM Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Figure 3.2b Typical MultiMode Shipping Boxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
Figure 3.2c Hardware Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
Figure 3.2d Rear View of Computer on Standard MultiMode Systems. . . . .53
Figure 3.2e Installing the Scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
Figure 3.2f Installing the Head. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55