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Chapter 13 Force Imaging
Force plots measure tip-sample interactions and determine optimal setpoints. More recently,
microscopists have plotted force measurements across entire surfaces to reveal new information
about the sample. This area of scanning probe microscopy promises to open new chapters in
materials science, biology and other investigative areas.
Specifically, this chapter details the following topics:
• Force Plots–An Analogy: Section 13.1
• Force Calibration Mode: Section 13.2
• Example Force Plot: Section 13.2.1
• Force Calibration Control Panels and Menus: Section 13.3
• Main Controls (Ramp Controls): Section 13.3.1
• Main Controls Panel (Display): Section 13.3.2
• Channel 1, 2, 3 Panels: Section 13.3.3
• Feedback Controls Panel: Section 13.3.4
• Scan Mode Panel (Advanced Mode Only): Section 13.3.5
• Menu Bar Commands: Section 13.3.6
• Force Calibration (Contact Mode AFM): Section 13.4
• Obtaining a Good Force Curve: Section 13.4.1
• Helpful Suggestions: Section 13.4.2
• Advanced Techniques: Section 13.4.3
• Interpreting Force Curves: Section 13.4.4
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