Advanced interfaces to scanned-probe microscopes

Publisher Summary This chapter looks at microscope control techniques that put the scientist in more natural and intuitive contact with the surface and allow more direct and natural guidance of experiments as they are being performed. The ideal human interface for an scanned-probe microscope (SPM) might present its user with a scaled-up 3D representation of the surface that can be probed and modified with a physical hand-held tool. The control system would translate tool motion into motion of the SPM tip and translate measured surface parameters into force pushing back on the tool, as well as visual and auditory representations of surface data. Advanced SPM control techniques, including remote control, semi-automatic tip control, dynamically planned experiments, and experiment replay are described. Details of manipulation for the determination of mechanical properties, including using friction and pinned samples have been provided. The SPM acts as the eyes and hands of its user as it interacts with the surface. The ideal interface, which is still being approached, might combine a natural,direct interface for experiment control, a rapid image processing toolkit, and multivariate data visualization capabilities into a consistent user-centered system. Such a system would allow the scientist to concentrate fully on the surface, its features, and interactions.

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