Research Article

Numerical Study of Hydrodynamic Forces for AFM Operations in Liquid

Table 1

Summary of the geometrical dimensions of the cantilevers introduced in Figure 4 and their spring constant provided by the manufacturers.

Cantilever shape

Length [µm]100200100200
Width [µm]404013.528
Thickness [µm]0.60.60.60.6
Tip height [µm]3.53.53.53.5
Spring constant [N/m]0.480.060.320.08