3 papers
physics.ins-det2021
Very high frequency probes for atomic force microscopy with silicon optomechanics
L Schwab, P Allain, N Mauran +8
Atomic force microscopy (AFM) has been constantly supporting nanosciences and nanotechnologies for over 30 years, being present in many fields from condensed matter physics to biol…
physics.ins-det2018
Optomechanical Resonating Probe for Very High Speed Sensing of Atomic Forces
Pierre Etienne Allain, Lucien Schwab, Colin Misner +10
Atomic force spectroscopy and microscopy (AFM) are invaluable tools to characterize nanostructures and biological systems. Most experiments, including state-of-the-art images of mo…
cs.OH2007
Electrostatic Actuators Operating in Liquid Environment : Suppression of Pull-in Instability and Dynamic Response
A. -S. Rollier, M. Faucher, B. Legrand +2
This paper presents results about fabrication and operation of electrostatic actuators in liquids with various permittivities. In the static mode, we provide experimental and theor…