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Date of Patent:
Dec. 19, 2023

Filed:

Dec. 17, 2020
Applicant:

Molecular Vista, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);

Inventors:

William Morrison, San Jose, CA (US);

Derek Nowak, San Jose, CA (US);

Josh Gioja, Paxton, IL (US);

Sung I. Park, Saratoga, CA (US);

Thomas R. Albrecht, San Jose, CA (US);

Assignee:

MOLECULAR VISTA, INC., San Jose, CA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01Q 60/34 (2010.01); G01Q 10/06 (2010.01); G01Q 20/02 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01Q 60/34 (2013.01); G01Q 10/065 (2013.01); G01Q 20/02 (2013.01);
Abstract

A scanning probe microscope and method for resonance-enhanced detection using the scanning probe microscope uses a light source that is modulated in a range of frequencies to irradiate an interface between a probe tip of the microscope and a sample with modulated electromagnetic radiation from the light source. The vibrational response of the driven cantilever in response to the modulated electromagnetic radiation at the interface between the probe tip and the sample is then detected. The amplitude of the vibrational response of the cantilever over the entire range of modulation frequencies is measured to derive a photo-induced force microscope (PiFM) value.


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