Difficulties in fitting the thermal response of atomic force microscope cantilevers for stiffness calibration

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 2008, Pages

  Cole, D G ^a  

^a University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

Author keywords

Atomic force microscopy; Cantilever calibration; Thermal response

Indexed keywords

AIR; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CALIBRATION; FLUID STRUCTURE INTERACTION; LOADS (FORCES); NANOCANTILEVERS; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; STIFFNESS;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPE CANTILEVERS; CANTILEVER CALIBRATION; CANTILEVER STIFFNESS; COMBINED UNCERTAINTY; CURVE FITTING TECHNIQUE; HEAVY FLUID LOADING; PARAMETRIC UNCERTAINTIES; THERMAL RESPONSE;

CURVE FITTING;

EID: 64549131221     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: 13616501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/19/12/125101     Document Type: Article

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