DocumentCode
690052
Title
Mid-infrared absorption nanospectroscopy via molecular force detection
Author
Feng Lu ; Mingzhou Jin ; Belkin, Mikhail A.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
fYear
2013
fDate
9-14 June 2013
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We report a highly-sensitive technique to obtain mid-infrared spectra with nanoscale spatial resolution via detecting a mechanical force exerted by vibrating molecules on an atomic force microscope tip. Sub-monolayer sensitivity is demonstrated.
Keywords
atomic force microscopy; force sensors; infrared spectroscopy; monolayers; atomic force microscope tip; mid-infrared absorption nanospectroscopy; molecular force detection; nanoscale spatial resolution; sub-monolayer sensitivity; vibrating molecules; Absorption; Force; Gold; Nanoscale devices; Quantum cascade lasers; Spatial resolution; Spectroscopy;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location
San Jose, CA
Type
conf
Filename
6834444
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