METHODS AND DEVICES FOR EXTENDING A TIME PERIOD UNTIL CHANGING A MEASURING TIP OF A SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPE

The present invention relates to methods and devices for extending a time period until changing a measuring tip of a scanning probe microscope. In particular, the invention relates to a method for hardening a measuring tip for a scanning probe microscope, comprising the step of: Processing the measu...

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Hauptverfasser:	Becker, Rainer, Pieper, Hans Hermann, Baralia, Gabriel, Kornilov, Kinga, Baur, Christof
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	APPLICATIONS OF SCANNING-PROBE TECHNIQUES, e.g. SCANNING PROBEMICROSCOPY [SPM] BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS ELECTRICITY MEASURING PHYSICS SCANNING-PROBE TECHNIQUES OR APPARATUS TESTING
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Zusammenfassung:	The present invention relates to methods and devices for extending a time period until changing a measuring tip of a scanning probe microscope. In particular, the invention relates to a method for hardening a measuring tip for a scanning probe microscope, comprising the step of: Processing the measuring tip with a beam of an energy beam source, the energy beam source being part of a scanning electron microscope.