High resolution atomic force microscopy with an active piezoelectric microcantilever

H Mahmoodi Nasrabadi, M Mahdavi… - Review of Scientific …, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
Active microcantilevers with on-chip sensing and actuation provide significant advantages in
tap** mode Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM). Collocated transduction allows for effective …

[HTML][HTML] Atomic-resolution lithography with an on-chip scanning tunneling microscope

A Alipour, EL Fowler, SO Moheimani… - Journal of Vacuum …, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
In this work, atomic-resolution lithography with a Microelectromechanical-System (MEMS)
based Scanning Tunneling Microscope (STM) is demonstrated for the first time. The …

A MEMS nanopositioner with integrated tip for scanning tunneling microscopy

A Alipour, MB Coskun… - Journal of …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Slow Z-axis dynamics of Scanning Tunneling Microscope (STM) is a key contributing factor
to the slow scan speed of this instrument. A great majority of STM systems use piezotube …

Design, fabrication and characterization of active atomic force microscope cantilever arrays

M Soleymaniha, MB Coskun… - 2021 IEEE 34th …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, we demonstrate an Atomic Force Microscope (AFM) cantilever array featuring
three active microcantilevers for parallel imaging in tap** mode (TM). The cantilevers are …

[HTML][HTML] Atomic precision imaging with an on-chip scanning tunneling microscope integrated into a commercial ultrahigh vacuum STM system

A Alipour, SO Moheimani, JHG Owen… - Journal of Vacuum …, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
In this article, we replace the Z axis of the piezotube of a conventional Ultrahigh-Vacuum
(UHV) Scanning Tunneling Microscope (STM) with a one-degree-of-freedom …

Micro Cantilever Arrays Optimization and Analysis for Healthcare Applications

KK Shukla, T Muthumanickam - 2022 International Conference …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Presently engineering science plays a critical part in the environmental monitoring and
healthcare. Through this research effort an array of micro cantilever is designed and …

FPGA-based characterization and Q-control of an active AFM cantilever

O Kaveh, MB Coskun, M Mahdavi… - 2020 IEEE/ASME …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The slow transient response of Si cantilevers oscillating at resonance is a significant limiting
factor to achieving higher scan rates in tap**-mode atomic force microscopy (TM-AFM) …

Combining electrothermal actuation with piezoelectric actuation and sensing in a dynamic mode AFM microcantilever

HM Nasrabadi, N Nikooienejad, MB Coskun… - 2022 IEEE …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The embedded Z-axis positioner of an atomic force microscope (AFM) impedes parallel
imaging with active micro-cantilevers in an array configuration. In this paper, we present a …

Investigation through the Analysis of Double Strip Micro Cantilever for the Identification of Cancer at Early Stage

KK Shukla, T Muthumanickam - 2022 6th International …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A huge popularity of biosensors is because of its detection capability of bio molecules. Micro
cantilevers are adding some additional features in this detection technique with the help of …

AFM Microcantilever with On-chip Electrothermal and Piezoelectric Transducers: Z-axis Control and Standalone Operation

HM Nasrabadi, N Nikooienejad… - 2023 IEEE/ASME …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The Atomic Force microscope (AFM) has limited throughput, which is a major obstacle to its
widespread industrial application. This is due to the conventional imaging technique where …