Micro cantilever 取り扱い説明書
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1. Micro cantileverf user s manual Thank you for purchasing OLYMPUS Micro cantilevers Please read this manual carefully before use lt Explanation of the part of the products gt Cantilever chips in a plastic case are included in the envelope with manual and spec sheet Manual and Specification sheet rs j Lat Plastic pack translucent blue Plastic case Label Envelope for transportation Cantilever chips are in the case Cantilever chips are contained in the plastic case Tac carrier Case Tac carrier Adhesive sheet Cantilever chips j Upside Oo Down side XK Case Label __A Case closed Case open Tape Cantilevers are tip side up as viewed in the case Magnified illust P Cantilever chip BL ACIODS A2 Lot Number Cantilever substrate Lay un Inspection result r gt Resonant ireguency a Spring constant Calculated Value 0 1 N m bipiwew olympus ca Je rhe a OLYMPUS a rmy _ Inspection stamp One cantilever elongates from the side of round shoulders of the chip OLYMPUS le Please obey the following to the OLYMPUS micro cantilevers Warning Use protective eye glasses when handling to avoid damage to the eyes from breakage of the cantilever chips A Caution Please handle our cantilevers carefully because they are fragile Caution Do not drop or shake the cantilever case Even when the cantilever chips are contained in2. e 5e 6e Plate like tip Making an additional tip on the tip Left image is an SEM image of the The tip radius is less than 30 nm For higher resolution in measurements it is 2 cantilever apex viewing from the side recommended to fabricate another thin wire tip like a carbon at the apex of the tip The plate like tip is located at the end of the cantilever The plate like tip elongates by around 1 pm with its tip tilt angle at 35 8 Information Cd degrees with respect to the normal line of the cantilever Its corner edge of the plate like tip Please contact following if you have any question on this user s manual looks like a miniature tetrahedral tip and behaves as the substantive tip OLYMPUS CORPORATION during the scanning Microtechnology R amp D Division 2 3 Kuboyama cho Hachioji shi Tokyo 192 8512 Japan Substantive tip Email probe olympus co jp 6 When attaching a cantilever chip to AFM As illustrated below the cantilever is short and small The chip edge and sample surface should be kept parallel to each other in the AFM system to avoid any contact of a chip shoulder and the sample surface It is strongly recommended that both of bottom side surface of the chip and chip holder be kept clean and particle free A contamination particle between them might tilt the chip to contact them each other While observing the lever and chip with an optical microscope of your AFM system you may find bright line or b
3. elt as shown in the illustration below It works as a guide to find the small cantilever before adjusting sensor optics The cantilever locates near the center of the bright line Please access to the web page of OLYMPUS micro cantilevers http www olympus co p probe Chip edge Cantilever Bottom side surface Bright line of the chip oS Chip shoulders Ver 1 1 Jul 7 2010 Schematic view of cantilever chip OLYMPUS CORPORATION 7e 8e
4. he way to make an adhesive stick Open the case AN Caution Please handle our cantilevers carefully because they are fragile AN Caution It is recommended that precautions be taken to prevent damage to the cantilever tips from electrostatic discharge 1 It is recommended that the cantilever case be opened in a clean environment like a clean bench in order to avoid the cantilever being contaminated Handling under an ionizer 1s recommended 2 Avoid wearing clothes like woolen sweaters fleece etc that give off the static electricity when handling the cantilever cases and chips Use of an anti electrostatic mat and wrist band is preferable 4e Attaching the cantilever chips to your instrument 1 Please read the instruction manual of your scanning probe microscope before this operation This cantilever can not be used at a commercially SPM due to its smallness 9 um L x 2 um W x 0 13 um T Picking wo the cantileverchip from there To attach the cantilever chip to the chip holder in your SPM 2 Place the chip on the adhesive stick gently against the prescribed part in your chip holder see left below C aution 3 Press the center of the chip with sharp pointed tweezers and pull apart the stick from the chip see right below 4 Lock the chip into the chip holder in accordance with the manner described in the manual of your SPM Most of the chip holders in AFMs use a leaf spring or a wire for pressing the c
5. hip to the holder It is recommended that the chip is pressed with those at the center of the chip to achieve a good mechanical coupling between the chip and the holder 3 In opening the case put the plastic case label side down on a desk The cantilevers are tip side up as viewed in the case 4 Open the case Avoid any contact with the cantilevers when you pull up the cantilever tip from the case Caution Cantilever chips should always be placed tip side up Adhesive stick 1 Press down gently on the part between the center and one third of the chip along the center line with the adhesive stick see left below EEES E Cantilaver anitis Pa 2 Do not press the chip too much Teenagers or the chip might be buried in y the Gel sheet and the cantilever m ee must break Chip holder Chip holder et VND CHIP 3 Pull up the stick carefully then one third of the chip A cine T aa Note To avoid contact with the cantilever B together eebe the tweezers should not access to the Press here chip from cantilever side Put the tweezers on the chip like following w Pull up illustration Cantilever and tip A Center line of the chip Adhesive stick Adhesive stick Cantilever chip h S eS Gel sheet Tweezers Note Some of both side adhesive tapes have not enough adhesive to pick up the chip Adhesive stick from the Gel sheet Then use the tweezers for this procedur
6. ly if you use an AFM combined with an optical microscope 4 Gold reflex coating Gold is coated on the back side of the cantilevers for optical deflection sensing 5 Pre separated chip The chips can be attached to the AFM instrument as soon as the case is open See the specification sheet of OLYMPUS Micro cantilevers at the last page of this manual Table of contents pape 4e 4e Attaching the cantilever chip to your instrument Makine an additional tip on the tip Information Specification 3e 49 aj ia ojlo n vn 1 Please prepare the followings before using OLYMPUS cantilevers 2 To gain a better understanding of how cantilevers and chips are connected cantilevers should be inspected under the microscope 1 Work environment Clean bench Use of an electrical charge neutralizer of ionizer is recommended 2 For hazard avoidance Protective eye glasses 3 For cantilever treatment Tweezers sharp pointed tip Thin stick like Toothpick Both side adhesive tape Anti static mat Use of tweezers made of insulator is recommended Use of anti electrostatic discharge mat and a wrist band is recommended 4 For inspection Stereo microscope 3 Wind both side adhesive tape around the top of the thin stick to prepare an adhesive stick for picking up the chips from the cantilever wafer Both side YF adhesive tape Adhesive part Cut off here b Fd wil h Scissors F i A gt aN oN we T
7. the cantilever case the cantilevers may break if the case is handled roughly or jarred It is recommended that precautions be taken to prevent damage to the cantilever tips from electrostatic discharge Caution When discarding please obey the laws and regulations in your country and or your company These cantilevers are made of silicon nitride and gold chromium 2e Special feature of OLYMPUS Micro cantilever BL AC10DS A2 1 Short and thin cantilever This small silicon nitride cantilever is suitable for high speed AFM measurement in water and shows high resonance more than 300 kHz 500 kHz typ in water while it is soft enough for revealing soft bio samples spring constant 0 1 N m typ It shapes in bird beak sized 9 um L x 2 um W x 0 13 um T It should be used in AFMs which deflection sensor illuminate cantilevers with their laser spot less than 5 um in diam ideally less than 2 um 2 Monolithic tip The triangular portion near the cantilever free end laps under at an angle of 35 degrees and the corner of the triangular portion behave as an actual probe with its tip radius of 24 nm typ The tip and lever are monolithic so that tip breakage around the interface of tip and lever is avoidable 3 Tip View This cantilever is shaped like bird beak so that the tip is located at the very end of the cantilever This feature allows you to set the tip over a point of interest on the sample easily and precise
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