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Band excitation in scanning probe microscopy: sines of change

Abstract

In the three decades since scanning probe microscopy (SPM) methods have entered the scientific arena, they have become one of the main tools of nanoscale science and technology by offering the capability for imaging topography, magnetic, electrical and mechanical properties on the nanometre scale. The vast majority of force-based SPM techniques to date are based on single-frequency sinusoidal excitation and detection. Here, we illustrate the intrinsic limitations of single-frequency detection that stem from the fundamental physics of dynamic systems. Consequently, many aspects of nanoscale materials functionality including quantitative mechanical, magnetic and electrical measurements, as well as probing dissipative interactions, remain unexplored. Band excitation is illustrated as a universal alternative to traditional single-frequency techniques that allows quantitative and reliable studies of dissipative and conservative phenomena, and can be universally applied to all ambient and liquid SPM methods.
Authors:
Jesse, Stephen; Kalinin, Sergei V, E-mail: sjesse@ornl.gov, E-mail: sergei2@ornl.gov [1] 
  1. Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831 (United States)
Publication Date:
Nov 23, 2011
Product Type:
Journal Article
Resource Relation:
Journal Name: Journal of Physics. D, Applied Physics; Journal Volume: 44; Journal Issue: 46; Other Information: Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
Subject:
75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY; DETECTION; EXCITATION; LIQUIDS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROSCOPY; NANOSTRUCTURES; TOPOGRAPHY
OSTI ID:
22024746
Country of Origin:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Other Identifying Numbers:
Journal ID: ISSN 0022-3727; CODEN: JPAPBE; Other: PII: S0022-3727(11)87373-0; TRN: GB12I2754111994
Availability:
Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0022-3727/44/46/464006
Submitting Site:
INIS
Size:
[16 page(s)]
Announcement Date:
Jan 17, 2013

Citation Formats

Jesse, Stephen, and Kalinin, Sergei V, E-mail: sjesse@ornl.gov, E-mail: sergei2@ornl.gov. Band excitation in scanning probe microscopy: sines of change. United Kingdom: N. p., 2011. Web. doi:10.1088/0022-3727/44/46/464006.
Jesse, Stephen, & Kalinin, Sergei V, E-mail: sjesse@ornl.gov, E-mail: sergei2@ornl.gov. Band excitation in scanning probe microscopy: sines of change. United Kingdom. https://doi.org/10.1088/0022-3727/44/46/464006
Jesse, Stephen, and Kalinin, Sergei V, E-mail: sjesse@ornl.gov, E-mail: sergei2@ornl.gov. 2011. "Band excitation in scanning probe microscopy: sines of change." United Kingdom. https://doi.org/10.1088/0022-3727/44/46/464006.
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title = {Band excitation in scanning probe microscopy: sines of change}
author = {Jesse, Stephen, and Kalinin, Sergei V, E-mail: sjesse@ornl.gov, E-mail: sergei2@ornl.gov}
abstractNote = {In the three decades since scanning probe microscopy (SPM) methods have entered the scientific arena, they have become one of the main tools of nanoscale science and technology by offering the capability for imaging topography, magnetic, electrical and mechanical properties on the nanometre scale. The vast majority of force-based SPM techniques to date are based on single-frequency sinusoidal excitation and detection. Here, we illustrate the intrinsic limitations of single-frequency detection that stem from the fundamental physics of dynamic systems. Consequently, many aspects of nanoscale materials functionality including quantitative mechanical, magnetic and electrical measurements, as well as probing dissipative interactions, remain unexplored. Band excitation is illustrated as a universal alternative to traditional single-frequency techniques that allows quantitative and reliable studies of dissipative and conservative phenomena, and can be universally applied to all ambient and liquid SPM methods.}
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