Author/Authors :
Masami Kageshima، نويسنده , , Henriette Jensenius، نويسنده , , Martin Dienwiebel، نويسنده , , Yoshikazu Nakayama، نويسنده , , Hiroshi Tokumoto، نويسنده , , Suzanne P. Jarvis، نويسنده , , Tjerk H. Oosterkamp، نويسنده ,
Abstract :
A force sensor for noncontact atomic force microscopy in liquid environment was developed by combining a multiwalled carbon nanotube (MWNT) probe with a quartz tuning fork. Solvation shells of octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane on a graphite surface were detected both in the frequency shift and dissipation. Due to the high aspect ratio of the CNT probe, the long-range background force was barely detectable in the solvation region.
Keywords :
Carbon nanotube (CNT) , Solvation shell , Octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane (OMCTS) , Tuning fork , Noncontact atomic force microscopy (NC-AFM)
