
Contact AFM Mode
Initiate the Engage Command
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Now adjust the Setpoint for imaging. Having the setpoint anywhere above the line where the tip is
off the surface will work. The farther it is above, the more force is placed onto the sample.
To adjust tip-sample force to the minimum amount, you can run in the area where the tip is actually
pulling up but the liquid layer is holding the tip on the surface. However, this is not a stable way to
image: if the tip pops free of the surface, the Setpoint must be increased to reattach the tip.
To minimize tip-sample forces, lower the Setpoint until the tip pulls free of the surface and record
the Setpoint value: this is the pull-off value. Increase the Setpoint again to regain the surface, then
lower the Setpoint to a point just above the pull-off value. At this point, tip-sample forces should be
at their minimum.
If Setpoint is the only parameter requiring adjustment, skip ahead to Section 6.4 below; otherwise,
go to the next section to adjust the Sensitivity parameter.
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