Department of Mechanical Engineering,Sharif University of Technology
Abstract
In the present work, characterization of the surface trenches and vacancies with Amplitude
Modulation AFM (AM-AFM) using Molecular Dynamics (MD) is simulated and the e ects of the tip shape
on the resulting images are investigated. The simulated system includes a recently developed gold coated
AFM probe which interacts with a sample including a surface trench or a single-atom vacancy. In order
to examine the behavior of the above system, including di erent transition metals, a Molecular Dynamics
(MD) simulation with Sutton-Chen (SC) interatomic potential is used. Special attention is dedicated to
the study of tip geometry e ects such as the tip apex radius, the tip cone angle, the probe tilt angle, the tip
apex atoms number, and the tip axis direction with respect to the FCC lattice structure on the resulting
images.
Meghdari, A., & Nejat Pishkenari, H. (2010). Tip Geometry E ects in Surface Characterization with Amplitude Modulation AFM. Scientia Iranica, 17(1), -.
MLA
A. Meghdari; Hosein Nejat Pishkenari. "Tip Geometry E ects in Surface Characterization with Amplitude Modulation AFM". Scientia Iranica, 17, 1, 2010, -.
HARVARD
Meghdari, A., Nejat Pishkenari, H. (2010). 'Tip Geometry E ects in Surface Characterization with Amplitude Modulation AFM', Scientia Iranica, 17(1), pp. -.
VANCOUVER
Meghdari, A., Nejat Pishkenari, H. Tip Geometry E ects in Surface Characterization with Amplitude Modulation AFM. Scientia Iranica, 2010; 17(1): -.
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