ISSN:
1089-7623
Source:
AIP Digital Archive
Topics:
Physics
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Electrical Engineering, Measurement and Control Technology
Notes:
A combined atomic force microscope (AFM) and scanning near-field optical microscope (SNOM) has been constructed to obtain images under liquids. In this combined AFM-SNOM an inverted ac mode configuration is used where the AFM cantilever is driven by exciting acoustic modes of the liquid cell. Optical images of latex spheres on a cantilever have been obtained under perfluorononane, butanol, and water with a lateral resolution of 100 nm. Fluorescence images of latex spheres have been obtained under perfluorononane. The ability to image under liquids opens up a wide range of applications of near field optical microscopy in chemistry and biology. © 1997 American Institute of Physics.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1147937
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