Combining scanning probe microscopy and x-ray spectroscopy
Author(s) -
C. Fauquet,
Maël Dehlinger,
Franck Jandard,
S. Ferrero,
D. Pailharey,
Sylvia Larcheri,
R. Graziola,
J. Purāns,
A. Bjeoumikhov,
A. Erko,
Ivo Žižak,
B. Dahmani,
D. Tonneau
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
nanoscale research letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.87
H-Index - 107
eISSN - 1931-7573
pISSN - 1556-276X
DOI - 10.1186/1556-276x-6-308
Subject(s) - microscopy , materials science , spectroscopy , scanning probe microscopy , scanning confocal electron microscopy , optics , nanotechnology , physics , astronomy
A new versatile tool, combining Shear Force Microscopy and X-Ray Spectroscopy was designed and constructed to obtain simultaneously surface topography and chemical mapping. Using a sharp optical fiber as microscope probe, it is possible to collect locally the visible luminescence of the sample. Results of tests on ZnO and on ZnWO 4 thin layers are in perfect agreement with that obtained with other conventional techniques. Twin images obtained by simultaneous acquisition in near field of surface topography and of local visible light emitted by the sample under X-Ray irradiation in synchrotron environment are shown. Replacing the optical fibre by an X-ray capillary, it is possible to collect local X-ray fluorescence of the sample. Preliminary results on Co-Ti sample analysis are presented.
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