Beilstein J. Nanotechnol.2019,10, 2357–2363, doi:10.3762/bjnano.10.226
any photo-processable polymercantilever.
Keywords: Atomic force microscopy (AFM); durability; imaging speed; polymercantilever; silicon nitride tip; Introduction
Atomic force microscopy (AFM) cantilevers have been developed for numerous applications since the invention of scanning probe microscopy
amplitude modulation AFM (HS-AM-AFM) enhanced by up to one order of magnitude due to their low mechanical quality factor (Q-factor) and hence their high mechanical bandwidth [23]. A tip made of SU8 or other structural polymers can be integrated into a polymercantilever by moulding. Such tips have been
made of SU8 to benefit from the ease of fabrication and the high-speed imaging capability of cantilevers made of this polymer, while oxide-sharpened silicon nitride tips provide tip sharpness and tip wear-resistance. The tip is anchored securely by being partially embedded in the polymercantilever
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Figure 1:
Batch fabrication process of LSNT-tip SU8 cantilevers. (a) Summarized process flow. (b) SEM image o...