Mode shapes and sensitivity analysis of torsional vibrations in overhang-and T-shaped microcantilevers

LT Dat, VNT Pham, ND Vy - arXiv preprint arXiv:2501.11256, 2025 - arxiv.org
The torsional mode of atomic force microscope (AFM) cantilevers plays a crucial role in a
wide range of sensitive measurements. Despite their importance, the use of approximated …

Optimizing The Laser Spot Positioning on Tailored Microcantilevers Used in Atomic Force Microscopy

G Bhattacharya, I Lionadi, J Ward… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The advancement of dynamic and multifrequency atomic force microscopy (AFM)
necessitates leveraging the frequency response of cantilevers when it is in contact with the …

Enhancing higher-order modal response in multifrequency atomic force microscopy with a coupled cantilever system

W Sun, J Qian, Y Li, Y Chen, Z Dou… - Beilstein Journal of …, 2024 - beilstein-journals.org
Multifrequency atomic force microscopy (AFM) utilizes the multimode operation of
cantilevers to achieve rapid high-resolution imaging and extract multiple properties …

[HTML][HTML] Response of a laterally vibrating nanotip to surface forces

A Yurtsever, AM Gigler, E Macias, RW Stark - Applied Physics Letters, 2007 - pubs.aip.org
The torsional eigenmodes of atomic force microscope (AFM) cantilevers are highly sensitive
toward in-plane material properties of the sample. We studied the effect of viscosity and …

[HTML][HTML] Intermodal coupling spectroscopy of mechanical modes in microcantilevers

I Ignat, B Schuster, J Hafner, MH Kwon… - Beilstein Journal of …, 2023 - beilstein-journals.org
Atomic force microscopy (AFM) is highly regarded as a lens peering into the next discoveries
of nanotechnology. Fundamental research in atomic interactions, molecular reactions, and …

Characterizing the free and surface-coupled vibrations of heated-tip atomic force microscope cantilevers

JP Killgore, RC Tung, DC Hurley - Nanotechnology, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
Combining heated-tip atomic force microscopy (HT-AFM) with quantitative methods for
determining surface mechanical properties, such as contact resonance force microscopy …

Coupled lateral bending–torsional vibration sensitivity of atomic force microscope cantilever

HL Lee, WJ Chang - Ultramicroscopy, 2008 - Elsevier
We study the influence of the contact stiffness and the ration between cantilever and tip
lengths on the resonance frequencies and sensitivities of lateral cantilever modes. We …

Tailored microcantilever optimization for multifrequency force microscopy

G Bhattacharya, I Lionadi, A Stevenson… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Microcantilevers are at the heart of atomic force microscopy (AFM) and play a significant role
in AFM‐based techniques. Recent advancements in multifrequency AFM require the …

Influence of the cantilever holder on the vibrations of AFM cantilevers

U Rabe, S Hirsekorn, M Reinstädtler… - …, 2006 - iopscience.iop.org
Dynamic techniques exploiting the vibration of atomic force microscope (AFM) cantilevers
are often superior to quasi-static operation, in particular with respect to the signal-to-noise …

Flexural-torsional resonance mode of a chip cantilever system

F Voigt, F Krohs, R Gerbach - 2009 - publica.fraunhofer.de
Cantilever vibration modes beyond the first harmonic of the standard flexural vibration mode
were intensely explored in atomic force microscopy (AFM) during the past years. One …