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Atomic Force Microscopy of Red-Light Photoreceptors Using PeakForce Quantitative Nanomechanical Property Mapping
Published on: October 24, 2014
An in situ atomic force microscope for normal-incidence nanofocus X-ray experiments
M V Vitorino1, Y Fuchs1, T Dane1
1ESRF - The European Synchrotron, 71 Avenue de Martyrs, 38000 Grenoble, France.
Abstract:
A compact high-speed X-ray atomic force microscope has been developed for in situ use in normal-incidence X-ray experiments on synchrotron beamlines, allowing for simultaneous characterization of samples in direct space with nanometric lateral resolution while employing nanofocused X-ray beams. In the present work the instrument is used to observe radiation damage effects produced by an intense X-ray nanobeam on a semiconducting organic thin film. The formation of micrometric holes induced by the beam occurring on a timescale of seconds is characterized.

