User`s guide

Agilent 5500 SPM User’s Guide 10
Contents
Table of Co ntents
Read This First
Specifications 4
Laser Safety Information 4
Power Supply 5
Piezo Scanner Precautions 6
General Care Requirements 6
Disclaimers 6
Declaration of Conformity 8
Contact Information 9
1 Introduction to the Agilent 5500
Overview of Agilent SPM System 17
SPM Basics 18
SPM Techniques 20
Scanning Tunneling Microscopy (STM) 20
Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) 21
Contact Mode AFM 23
Intermittent Contact AFM 24
Acoustic AC (AAC) AFM 25
Magnetic AC (MAC) Mode 26
Top MAC Mode 27
Current Sensing Mode (CSAFM) 27
Force Modulation Microscopy (FMM) 28
Lateral Force Microscopy (LFM) 29
Dynamic Lateral Force Microscopy (DLFM) 29
Magnetic Force Microscopy (MFM) 29
Electrostatic Force Microscopy (EFM) 30
Kelvin Force Microscopy (KFM) 30
2 Agilent 5500 SPM Components
Microscope 34
Probes 35
Nose Assembly 36
One-Piece Nose Assemblies 36