Calibration of quartz tuning fork spring constants for non-contact atomic force microscopy: direct mechanical measurements and simulations
Quartz tuning forks are being increasingly employed as sensors in non-contact atomic force microscopy especially in the “qPlus” design. In this study a new and easily applicable setup has been used to determine the static spring constant at several positions along the prong of the tuning fork. The r...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Beilstein-Institut
2014-04-01
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| Series: | Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.3762/bjnano.5.59 |