• 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