DOI: 10.1063/1.2364862. Quantitative theory for the imaging of conducting objects in electrostatic force microscopy

Quantitative theory for the imaging of conducting objects in electrostatic force microscopy

10.1063/1.2364862

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Abstract

A theoretical method for the imaging of metallic objects in electrostatic force microscopy is presented. The technique, based on the generalized image charge method, includes intrinsically the mutual polarization between the tip, the sample, and the metallic objects. Taking also into account the cantilever and macroscopic shape of the tip, the theory gives us a quantitative value for the electrostatic interaction between the tip and the objects over the surface. Experimental data of frequency shifts in an oscillating tip induced by grounded and isolated nanotubes are analyzed finding an excellent quantitative agreement between experimental data and numerical calculations.

Bibliography

Sacha, G. M., GÃ³mez-Navarro, C., SÃ¡enz, J. J., & GÃ³mez-Herrero, J. (2006). Quantitative theory for the imaging of conducting objects in electrostatic force microscopy. Applied Physics Letters, 89(17).

Authors 4

G. M. Sacha (first)
C. Gómez-Navarro (additional)
J. J. Sáenz (additional)
J. Gómez-Herrero (additional)

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Created	18 years, 9 months ago (Oct. 26, 2006, 6:01 p.m.)
Deposited	2 years, 1 month ago (July 15, 2023, 6:35 p.m.)
Indexed	3 weeks, 5 days ago (July 30, 2025, 6:47 a.m.)
Issued	18 years, 10 months ago (Oct. 23, 2006)
Published	18 years, 10 months ago (Oct. 23, 2006)
Published Online	18 years, 10 months ago (Oct. 26, 2006)
Published Print	18 years, 10 months ago (Oct. 23, 2006)

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