Mapping of conservative and dissipative interactions in bimodal atomic force microscopy using open-loop and phase-locked-loop control of the higher eigenmode

We compare the ability of higher cantilever eigenmodes to map conservative and dissipative tip-sample interactions in bimodal atomic force microscopy under three different control schemes, namely, open-loop (OL), constant-excitation phase-locked-loop (CE-PLL), and constant-amplitude phase-locked-loop (CA-PLL). We perform a direct comparison of these schemes by applying analytical expressions of the virial and dissipated power to imaging and spectroscopy experiments conducted on a two-component polymer sample in air. We find that OL and CE-PLL provide similar information, while CA-PLL explores a broader range of interactions, especially for softer samples, due to its constant sensitivity to tip-sample forces.

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