AFM Workshop TT-AFM Operation & User’s Manual

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26, • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Page 26 Appendix A: Setting Up the TT-AFM A.1. Selecting a Location: ;". Structural vibrations from a building's floor and acoustic vibrations can greatly reduce the resolution of an AFM. Ideally, the AFM wou…

9, AFM Workshop TT-AFM • • • • • • ':;~ .. Page 9 3.2.1.2. Modes There are two TT-AFM modes: "Contact" and "Vibrating." .- The modes are selected by the "Scan Mode" button . When "Vibrating" mode is selected, the frequency sweep window is activ…

29, • • • • • • • • • • • A.6. First Alignment of the Light Lever: a) Place probe in holder in the light lever sensor with a contact or vibr<;lting mode probe installed. ': b) Adjust optical microscope until probe/substrate can be • viewed on …

30, • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • A.7. Installing an xyz Piezoelectric Scanner: a) If not already turned off, turn off the EBox electronics. b) Place the scanner on the TT-AFM x-v tran~lator and locate the ribbon cable that plug? i…

38, • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Page 38 Appendix F: Optimizing GPID Parameters The scan parameters such as the set-point voltage and the PIO parameters are adjusted as the line scan …