Noninvasive determination of optical lever sensitivity in atomic force microscopy

MJ Higgins, R Proksch, JE Sader, M Polcik… - Review of Scientific …, 2006 - pubs.aip.org
Atomic force microscopes typically require knowledge of the cantilever spring constant and
optical lever sensitivity in order to accurately determine the force from the cantilever …

Thermal calibration of photodiode sensitivity for atomic force microscopy

P Attard, T Pettersson, MW Rutland - Review of scientific instruments, 2006 - pubs.aip.org
The photodiode sensitivity in the atomic force microscope is calibrated by relating the
voltage noise to the thermal fluctuations of the cantilever angle. The method accounts for the …

An alternative method to determining optical lever sensitivity in atomic force microscopy without tip-sample contact

CJ Tourek, S Sundararajan - Review of Scientific Instruments, 2010 - pubs.aip.org
Force studies using atomic force microscopy generally require knowledge of the cantilever
spring constants and the optical lever sensitivity. The traditional method of evaluating the …

[PDF][PDF] Measuring nanoNewton forces with an indigenous atomic force microscope.

A Singha, A Roy, A Sonkusare, P Kumar… - Current Science …, 2007 - researchgate.net
The Atomic Force Microscope (AFM) is a versatile tool in experimental research. The
principle of operation of the AFM is based on the measurement of force fields between an …