Authors: L O Heim H J Butt J Blum R Schräpler
Publish Date: 2007/11/27
Volume: 10, Issue: 2, Pages: 89-91
Abstract
Mechanical properties of highporous microscopic agglomerates have been investigated For this purpose we installed an atomic force microscope AFM cantilever in a scanning electron microscope SEM using a nanomanipulator The nanomanipulator is piezoelectric controlled with increments of 5 nm in the rotational and 05 nm in the translational direction Thus this tool allows the precise positioning and movement of an AFM cantilever under SEM observation Depending on the spring constant of the cantilever and the step size of the motion—both quantities determining the sensitivity of the instrument—different aspects of the deformation of dustaggregate structures eg the behaviour of single particle chains can be analysedThis article is published under an open access license Please check the Copyright Information section for details of this license and what reuse is permitted If your intended use exceeds what is permitted by the license or if you are unable to locate the licence and reuse information please contact the Rights and Permissions team
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