• Piezoelectrics & Acoustooptics
  • Vol. 46, Issue 3, 409 (2024)
HE Long1,2,3, LI Shuxian1, MIAO Bin2,3, LI Jiadong2,3..., CHEN Ying4, MIAO Xiaopu4 and WU Sen4|Show fewer author(s)
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    DOI: 10.11977/j.issn.1004-2474.2024.03.024 Cite this Article
    HE Long, LI Shuxian, MIAO Bin, LI Jiadong, CHEN Ying, MIAO Xiaopu, WU Sen. Design and Manufacture of CD-AFM Probe Based on High-Aspect-Ratio Structure[J]. Piezoelectrics & Acoustooptics, 2024, 46(3): 409 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    The conventional atomic force microscope (AFM) and critical-dimension atomic force microscope (CD-AFM) probes are limited by the low effective scanning height of the tip, which prevents the accurate scanning and imaging of deep trenches and large overhanging sidewall structures. Hence, a design and preparation scheme for a new CD-AFM probe with a large-aspect-ratio tip structure is proposed herein. The developed CD-AFM probe has an effective tip height of 5.1-5.8 μm and an aspect ratio of 14. The improved effective height is approximately four times that of conventional silicon-based CD-AFM probes. Finally, the developed probe isevaluated using a deep-trench sample with a nominal depth of 2.3 μm and an aspect ratio of 4.6.
    HE Long, LI Shuxian, MIAO Bin, LI Jiadong, CHEN Ying, MIAO Xiaopu, WU Sen. Design and Manufacture of CD-AFM Probe Based on High-Aspect-Ratio Structure[J]. Piezoelectrics & Acoustooptics, 2024, 46(3): 409
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