Scanning probe microscopy system for mapping high aspect ratio nanostructures on a surface of a sample

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PATENT NO 10288643
APP PUB NO 20180210008A1
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15744160

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A scanning probe microscopy system for mapping nanostructures on a surface of a sample is described. The nanostructures include at least one face having a slope with a slope angle that exceeds a threshold. The system includes a metrology frame, a sample support structure, a sensor head including a probe which includes a cantilever and a probe tip, and an actuator for scanning the probe tip relative to the substrate surface. For sensing the nanostructures, the probe tip is arranged under a fixed offset angle with respect to the sensor head such as to be angled relative to the sample surface. The system further includes a sensor head carrier for receiving the sensor head, the sensor head carrier and the sensor head being provided with a mutually cooperating mounting structure for forming a kinematic mount having at least three contact points for detachable mounting of the sensor head on the sensor head carrier.

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  • NEDERLANDSE ORGANISATIE VOOR TOEGEPAST- NATUURWETENSCHAPPELIJK ONDERZOEK TNO

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Crowcombe, William Edward 's-Gravenhage, NL 9 3
Kuiper, Stefan 's-Gravenhage, NL 9 5

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