Isabella Camporeale
Metrological characterization of low stiffness AFM cantilevers for biological applications.
Rel. Alessandro Fasana. Politecnico di Torino, Corso di laurea magistrale in Ingegneria Meccanica (Mechanical Engineering), 2024
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Abstract
This thesis work is based on conducting experimental activities to measure the resonance frequency and the quality factor of different cantilevers used in Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM), using the micro Laser Doppler Vibrometer and the Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) available at INRiM. The aim of this thesis is therefore to investigate the experimental parameters involved in the use of Sader's formula to calculate the spring constant of cantilevers in AFM, together with a detailed uncertainty analysis. Although a procedure exists to ensure metrological traceability to SI units for nanoscale displacements in the horizontal X and Y axes and in the vertical Z axis, a method to ensure traceability for nanoscale forces has not yet been developed.
Due to the difficulty in directly providing force traceability at the micro and nanoscale level, an indirect method is employed that allows calculating nano-force values ​​from the spring constant of the cantilever
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