Shi, Xiaolei 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0905-2547 and Guo, Liqiu and Bai, Yang and Qiao, Lijie
(2011)
Characterization of coating probe with Ti-DLC for electrical scanning probe microscope.
Applied Surface Science, 257 (16).
pp. 7238-7244.
ISSN 0169-4332
Abstract
In electrical scanning probe microscope (ESPM) applications, the wear and conductivity of the probe are undoubtedly serious concerns since they affect the integrity of the measurements. This study investigates the characterization of Ti doped diamond-like-carbon (DLC) as coating material on a silicon cantilever for ESPM. We deposited a layer of Ti-DLC thin film on the surface of Si cantilever by magnetron sputtering. The morphology and composition of the Ti-DLC films were characterized by scanning electron microscopy and Raman spectroscopy, respectively. We also compared the wear resistance, electric conductivity and scanning image quality of the Ti-DLC-coated probes with those of commercially available conductive probes. The results showed that the electric conductivity and the scanning image quality of the Ti-DLC-coated probes were the same as the commercial conductive probes, while the wear resistance and service life was significantly better.
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| Item Type: | Article (Commonwealth Reporting Category C) |
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| Refereed: | Yes |
| Item Status: | Live Archive |
| Additional Information: | Permanent restricted access to Published version in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. |
| Faculty/School / Institute/Centre: | No Faculty |
| Faculty/School / Institute/Centre: | No Faculty |
| Date Deposited: | 15 Sep 2020 03:09 |
| Last Modified: | 15 Sep 2020 04:36 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | probe; Ti-DLC films; magnetron sputtering; wear resistance; electrical conductivity |
| Fields of Research (2008): | 09 Engineering > 0912 Materials Engineering > 091205 Functional Materials |
| Identification Number or DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2011.03.099 |
| URI: | http://eprints.usq.edu.au/id/eprint/38922 |
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