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Learning and Teaching Reseources

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Learning and Teaching Resources

 

This page has resources to help use the book "Atomic Force Microscopy" for learning and teaching about AFM.

I am adding quizzes based on the chapters in the book. The first quiz is Chapter 1.AFM book Quizzes

 

Chapter 1: Introduction to AFM Quiz

 

The later chapter quizzes will appear when the book is released.

 

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SPM Software update

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I've recently updated the SPM software list, with a couple of new (to me) programs, Mountains and TrueMap. Both are based on profilometer software, but also offer to open AFM files. Since profilometry and AFM produce very similar data, this makes sense, and both are capable programs, though I found mountains more flexible in opening AFM file formats. However, since AFM and profilometry tend to be used for different samples, the requirements can be somewhat different, and most AFM-specific packages are more flexible in for example levelling procedures, which are very important. The links to the programs can be found on the software page.
Last Updated on Thursday, 07 January 2010 15:56
 

Where to buy: AFM Probes

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One of the most important components of an AFM is the probe. AFM probes are made of a chip or substrate, a cantilever, and a tip. Usually, these are manufactured in one piece of silicon (or silicon nitride, Si3N4), by MEMS manufacturing techniques. In this way a wafer (with 400 or more probes) is manufactured at one time, with reasonable reproducibility of probe characteristics across the probes.

 Probe showing the Cantilever susbtrate and tip

Design of typical AFM probe, showing the substrate, cantilever and tip (probe).

 

Last Updated on Monday, 12 October 2009 13:53 Read more...
 

Book Contents

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 The book, "Atomic Force Microscopy" by Peter Eaton and Paulbook cover West will be published in March 2010 by OUP.

There is some information about it at this site, but it's somewhat out of date. In particular the contents listing is not quite correct.

 

Here is the correct chapter list for "Atomic Force Microscopy": 

Preface

Chapter 1: Introduction
1.1 Background to AFM
1.2 AFM today

Chapter 2: Instrumental Aspects of AFM
2.1 Basic concepts in AFM instrumentation
2.2 The AFM stage
2.3 AFM electronics
2.4 Acquisition software
2.5 AFM cantilevers and probes
2.6 AFM instrument environment
2.7 Scanning environment

Chapter 3: AFM Modes
3.1 Topographic modes
3.2 Nontopographic modes
3.3 Surface modification

Last Updated on Thursday, 14 January 2010 15:46 Read more...
 

AFM FAQ

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Frequently Asked Questions about Atomic Force Microscoy

by Peter Eaton

This FAQ was originally created for clients of the AFM, i.e. those whose samples I scan.
However, it's grown somewhat, and should also answer many questions of people planning to use the AFM themselves, or researching the technique. Its contents include a description of AFM suitability to various samples, sample preparation, tips for scanning and data processing, and a short bibliography. There is also a guide to recognising artifacts in AFM.

All the material here is discussed in greater length in the forthcoming book "Atomic Force Microscopy".

 

Last Updated on Monday, 12 October 2009 13:53 Read more...
 
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