Versatile atomic force microscopy setup combined with micro-focused X-ray beam

Rev Sci Instrum. 2015 Jun;86(6):065104. doi: 10.1063/1.4922605.

Abstract

Micro-focused X-ray beams produced by third generation synchrotron sources offer new perspective of studying strains and processes at nanoscale. Atomic force microscope setup combined with a micro-focused synchrotron beam allows precise positioning and nanomanipulation of nanostructures under illumination. In this paper, we report on integration of a portable commercial atomic force microscope setup into a hard X-ray synchrotron beamline. Details of design, sample alignment procedure, and performance of the setup are presented.