A Comparison of Friction Force Calibration in Lateral Force Microscope

  • Wang Yuli-Ang (Tribology Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Department of Mechatronic Engineering, Mechanic and Engineering School, Harbin Institute of Technology) ;
  • Kim Hong-Joon (Tribology Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology) ;
  • Kong Ho-Sung (Tribology Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology) ;
  • Zhao Xu-Zheng (Department of Mechatronic Engineering, Mechanic and Engineering School, Harbin Institute of Technology) ;
  • Yoon Eui-Sung (Tribology Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology)
  • Published : 2006.06.01

Abstract

The main principle of two widely used methods which were proposed by Ruan and Bhushan, and by Ogletree and Carpick are introduced. Experiments were conducted using the two methods to measure friction force between AFM probe and silicon sample quantitatively. To characterize the frictional properties, the conversion factors of the two methods by which lateral electronic signal is converted into actual friction force were calculated. The experimental results show that that the conversion factors were extraordinarily different from each other. Further research should be done to identity the reasons for these differences.

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