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Repulsive bimodal atomic force microscopy on polymers.

Alexander M Gigler1, Christian Dietz, Maximilian Baumann

  • 1Center for NanoScience (CeNS) and Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Theresienstraße 41, 80333 Munich, Germany.

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|September 28, 2012
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Bimodal atomic force microscopy (AFM) offers high-resolution polymer imaging. Repulsive bimodal AFM provides good signal quality for polymer surfaces when the second eigenmode amplitude is small, ensuring accurate topography feedback.

Keywords:
bimodal AFM imagingdiblock copolymerpolybutadienepolystyrene

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  • Materials Science
  • Surface Science
  • Polymer Science

Background:

  • Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) is crucial for high-resolution surface analysis.
  • Bimodal AFM utilizes simultaneous excitation of two cantilever eigenmodes for enhanced imaging.
  • Studying polymer surfaces often requires operation in the repulsive regime for compositional contrast.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the feasibility and performance of repulsive bimodal atomic force microscopy for polymer surface imaging.
  • To determine the optimal operating conditions for bimodal AFM on polymer samples, focusing on the influence of higher eigenmode amplitudes.
  • To assess the impact of varying amplitude ratios between the fundamental and second eigenmodes on image quality and topography feedback.

Main Methods:

  • Dynamic force microscopy in bimodal operation mode was employed.
  • Experiments were conducted on polystyrene-block-polybutadiene diblock copolymer and polystyrene surfaces.
  • The amplitude ratio of the fundamental and second eigenmodes was systematically varied.
  • Fourier analysis was used to analyze frequency mixing and signal quality.

Main Results:

  • Repulsive bimodal AFM imaging of polymer surfaces is effective.
  • Good signal quality was achieved for amplitude ratios (A(01)/A(02)) smaller than 10:1.
  • Frequency mixing was observed but remained significantly lower (two orders of magnitude) than the fundamental eigenmodes.
  • Topography feedback was not adversely affected by the bimodal operation under the tested conditions.

Conclusions:

  • Repulsive bimodal atomic force microscopy is a viable technique for high-resolution polymer surface characterization.
  • Careful control of the amplitude ratio between the driven eigenmodes is essential for optimal image quality.
  • Bimodal AFM offers a robust method for polymer analysis without compromising topographical data accuracy.