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US 2020/0049735 A1Published application
Frequency modulation detection for photo-induced force microscopy
AssigneeMolecular Vista, Inc.
InventorThomas R. ALBRECHT
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Abstract
An atomic force microscope and method for detecting photo-induced force using the atomic force microscope utilizes light from a photonic source at a tip-sample interface that results in photo-induced force gradient, which is detected by measuring a resonant frequency of a vibrational mode of a cantilever of the atomic force microscope.
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An atomic force microscope comprising:
- a cantilever with a probe tip;
- a photonic source to irradiate a tip-sample interface that results in photo-induced force gradient;
- a deflection detector to sense vibration of the cantilever;
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- a signal processing circuitry to measure a resonant frequency of a vibrational mode of the cantilever using the sensed vibration of the cantilever to detect the photo-induced force gradient.
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A method for detecting photo-induced force using an atomic force microscope comprising:
- irradiating a tip-sample interface with light from a photonic source that results in photo-induced force gradient;
- sensing vibrations of a cantilever of the atomic force microscope;
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- measuring a resonant frequency of a vibrational mode of the cantilever using the sensed vibration of the cantilever to detect the photo-induced force gradient.
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