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|Box1 no. 1||bghe||A lot of triangles in the image||
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|Box1 no. 2||bghe/smurthy||Round pillars became misshaped
|Box1 no. 2||bghe/smurthy||Round pillars became misshaped||[[File:Box1 no2 tilt0ny2_55.jpg|200px]][[File:Box1 no2 tilt21_04.jpg|200px]]
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|Box1 no. 3||bghe/zhongli||Force curve bad, could not get the tip off the surface
|Box1 no. 3||bghe/zhongli||Force curve bad, could not get the tip off the surface

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What scanning mode, experiment/workspace and probe should I select

Roughness measurements Topographic measurements with no steep/abrupt steps Steep/abrupt steps but no high aspect ratio High aspect ratio measurements
Recommended mode Roughness measurement can be done in both Contact, Tapping and ScanAsyst mode. We recommend ScanAsyst mode because of less chance of (non-uniform) deformation of the sample and less tip wear - and because of ease of use. For Topographic measurements with no steep/abrupt steps we also recommend ScanAsyst mode due to less chance of (non-uniform) deformation of the sample and less tip wear - and because of ease of use. For Steep/abrupt steps but no high aspect ratio structures we still recommend ScanAsyst mode due to ease of use and lower top wear. For High aspect ratio measurements we recommend Tapping mode. There is not yet a ScanAsyst probe developed for high aspect ratio. Therefore we recommend Tapping mode.
Recommended probes ScanAsyst in air ScanAsyst in air ScanAsyst in air for ScanAsyst mode

TAP300Al-G for Tapping mode

AR5T-NCHR

FIB6-400A

Recommended experiment/Workspace

QNM in air*

QNM in air*

QNM in air* TappingMode 300nm trench (for steps <~1µm)

Tappping mode in air - 6µm Deep Trench (for steps >1~µm)

*By choosing the work space/experiment QNM in air (Mechanical properties - QNM in air) scanAsyst is included and so are the nanomechanical properties like modulus, adhesion, dissipation and deformation.


More information about de different modes

Contact, Tapping and Peak Force Tapping

Please flowing this link to Brukers homepage: Introduction_to_Brukers_ScanAsyst_and_PeakForce_Tapping_Atomic_Force_Microscopy_Technology_AFM_AN133.pdf

PeakForce tapping and quantitative nanomechanical mapping

Please flowing this link to Brukers homepage: PeakForce tapping and Nanomechanical option

Peak Force KPFM (Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy)

Please flowing this link to Brukers homepage: pf-kpfm.html

Evaluation of used probes

Box number and probe number User Initials Explanation SEM images
Box1 no. 1 bghe A lot of triangles in the image
Box1 no. 2 bghe/smurthy Round pillars became misshaped
Box1 no. 3 bghe/zhongli Force curve bad, could not get the tip off the surface
Box1 no. 4 mattod Used dirty sample, force curve very bad, tip probably broken
Box1 no. 5 mattod Tip broken during tip change
Box1 no. 6 abshir Bad force curve (fluctuates)
Box1 no. 7 bghe Was OK on large structures but they got larger
Box1 no. 8 mattod Bad force curve
Box1 no. 9 kabi Blunt tip . Definitely (triangles)
Box1 no. 10 kabi Blunt tip. Definitely (triangles)
Box2 no. 1 mattod Bad force curve
Box2 no. 2 mattod Broken tip