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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2007
Ami Chand, Goleta, CA (US);
Ami Chand, Goleta, CA (US);
Applied NanoStructures, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
The present invention is directed to scanning probes in which a cantilever contacts a stylus via an integrated stylus base pad, and methods for fabricating such probes. The probe offer many advantages over other types of scanning probes with respect to eliminating the need for a soft, reflective coating in some applications and providing for the simple fabrication of sharp stylus tips, flexibility with respect to functionalizing the tip, and minimal thermal drift due to reduced bimorph effect. The advantage of these features facilitates the acquisition of high resolution images of samples in general, and particularly in liquids.