Scanning probe microscope and measurement method using the same

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PATENT NO 10345336
APP PUB NO 20170269123A1
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15252993

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A scanning probe microscope that includes a probe, a positioning unit configured to position a probe on a measurement sample, an excitation unit configured to excite the measurement sample at a predetermined frequency, a resonance unit configured to output a frequency modulation signal by converting a change of a capacitance of the measurement sample, a lock-in amplifier configured to output a differential capacitance signal obtained by extracting a predetermined frequency component and a harmonic component of the predetermined frequency of the demodulated signal, a conversion unit configured to output data indicative of a relationship between a voltage applied to the measurement sample and the capacitance, a detecting unit that detects a voltage value corresponding to a feature point of the relationship data, and a main measurement control unit that measures electrical characteristics of the measurement sample subjected to a DC bias voltage substantially equal to the feature point voltage.

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KIOXIA CORPORATIONTOKYO

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Akutsu, Haruko Kanagawa, JP 21 38
Hirota, Jun Kanagawa, JP 25 205
Nakai, Tsukasa Mie, JP 59 606

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