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ArticleBeilstein journal of nanotechnology2016

Efficiency improvement in the cantilever photothermal excitation method using a photothermal conversion layer.

Natsumi Inada, Hitoshi Asakawa, Taiki Kobayashi, Takeshi Fukuma

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Article in Beilstein journal of nanotechnology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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4 authors.

Natsumi InadaDivision of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan.
Hitoshi AsakawaDivision of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan; Bio-AFM Frontier Research Center, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan; PRESTO, JST, Kawaguchi, Japan.
Taiki KobayashiDivision of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan.
Takeshi FukumaDivision of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan; Bio-AFM Frontier Research Center, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan; ACT-C, JST, Kawaguchi, Japan.

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Abstract

Photothermal excitation is a cantilever excitation method that enables stable and accurate operation for dynamic-mode AFM measurements. However, the low excitation efficiency of the method has often limited its application in practical studies. In this study, we propose a method for improving the photothermal excitation efficiency by coating cantilever backside surface near its fixed end with colloidal graphite as a photothermal conversion (PTC) layer. The excitation efficiency for a standard cantilever of PPP-NCHAuD with a spring constant of ≈40 N/m and a relatively stiff cantilever of AC55 with a spring constant of ≈140 N/m were improved by 6.1 times and 2.5 times, respectively, by coating with a PTC layer. We experimentally demonstrate high stability of the PTC layer in liquid by AFM imaging of a mica surface with atomic resolution in phosphate buffer saline solution for more than 2 h without any indication of possible contamination from the coating. The proposed method, using a PTC layer made of colloidal graphite, greatly enhances photothermal excitation efficiency even for a relatively stiff cantilever in liquid.

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atomic force microscopycantilever excitationdynamic modephotothermal conversionphotothermal excitation

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PMID27335733
PMCPMC4901543

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