Reduction of tip-sample interaction forces for scanning near-field optical microscopy in a liquid environment

Ultramicroscopy

Volumn 71, Issue 1-4, 1998, Pages 117-121

  Lambelet, P ^a   Pfeffer, M ^a   Sayah, A ^a   Marquis Weible, F ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; ATTENUATION; HYDROGELS; OPTICAL FIBERS; VISCOSITY; WATER;

NEAR FIELD OPTICAL IMAGES; QUALITY FACTOR; SCANNING NEAR FIELD OPTICAL MICROSCOPE; SHEAR FORCE METHOD; TIP TO SAMPLE SHEAR FORCE DISTANCE CONTROL; VIBRATING FIBER;

OPTICAL MICROSCOPY;

AIR; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENT; HYDROGEL; LIQUID; SCANNING NEAR FIELD OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; SENSOR; TOPOGRAPHY; VIBRATION; VISCOSITY; WATER IMMERSION;

EID: 0032033550     PISSN: 03043991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3991(97)00055-7     Document Type: Article

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