Note: Improved calibration of atomic force microscope cantilevers using multiple reference cantilevers

作者：Sader John E^*; Friend James R

来源：Review of Scientific Instruments, 2015, 86(5): 056106.

DOI：10.1063/1.4921192

Overall precision of the simplified calibration method in J. E. Sader et al., Rev. Sci. Instrum. 83, 103705 (2012), Sec. III D, is dominated by the spring constant of the reference cantilever. The question arises: How does one take measurements from multiple reference cantilevers, and combine these results, to improve uncertainty of the reference cantilever's spring constant and hence the overall precision of the method? This question is addressed in this note. Its answer enables manufacturers to specify of a single set of data for the spring constant, resonant frequency, and quality factor, from measurements on multiple reference cantilevers. With this data set, users can trivially calibrate cantilevers of the same type.

• 出版日期2015-5