Photothermal excitation of microcantilevers in liquid: Effect of the excitation laser position on temperature and vibrational amplitude

Micro and Nano Letters

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 770-774

  Bircher, Benjamin A ^a   Duempelmann, Luc ^a   Lang, Hans P ^b   Gerber, Christoph ^b   Braun, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL EXPRESSIONS; EXCITATION EFFICIENCY; MAGNETIC EXCITATIONS; PHOTOTHERMAL EXCITATION; SENSING APPLICATIONS; STEADY-STATE TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE INCREASE; VIBRATIONAL AMPLITUDES;

CHEMICAL SENSORS; COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; DIGITAL STORAGE; EXCITED STATES; NANOCANTILEVERS; OPTIMIZATION; SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

LASER EXCITATION;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BIOSENSOR; DIODE LASER; DYNAMICS; EXCITATION; HEATING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; IRRADIATION; LIQUID; MICROCANTILEVER; SCANNING FORCE MICROSCOPY; STEADY STATE; TEMPERATURE; VELOCITY; VIBRATION;

EID: 84889006092     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17500443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/mnl.2013.0352     Document Type: Article

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