Noncontact atomic force microscopy in liquid environment with quartz tuning fork and carbon nanotube probe

Kageshima M; Jensenius H; Dienwiebel M; Nakayama Y; Tokumoto H; Jarvis SP; Oosterkamp TH

Applied Surface Science, Vol.188, No.3-4, 440-444, 2002

DOI10.1016/S0169-4332(01)00975-8 Export Citation

Noncontact atomic force microscopy in liquid environment with quartz tuning fork and carbon nanotube probe

Kageshima M, Jensenius H, Dienwiebel M, Nakayama Y, Tokumoto H, Jarvis SP, Oosterkamp TH

A force sensor for noncontact atomic force microscopy in liquid environment was developed by combining a multiwalled carbon nanotube (MWNT) probe with a quartz tuning fork. Solvation shells of octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane surface were detected both in the frequency shift and dissipation. Due to the high aspect ratio of the CNT probe, the long-range background force was barely detectable in the solvation region. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.

Keywords:noncontact atomic force microscopy (NC-AFM);carbon nanotube (CNT);tuning fork;solvation shell;octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane (OMCTS)