title: Scanning thermal microscopy based on a quartz tuning fork and a micro-thermocouple in active mode (2ω method).
abstract: A novel probe for scanning thermal microscope using a micro-thermocouple probe placed on a Quartz Tuning Fork (QTF) is presented. Instead of using an external deflection with a cantilever beam for contact detection, an original combination of piezoelectric resonator and thermal probe is employed. Due to a non-contact photothermal excitation principle, the high quality factor of the QTF allows the probe-to-surface contact detection. Topographic and thermal scanning images obtained on a specific sample points out the interest of our system as an alternative to cantilevered resistive probe systems which are the most spread.
authors.affiliation: FEMTO-ST Institute UMR 6174, Université de Franche-Comté, CNRS, ENSMM, UTBM, 15B Avenue des Montboucons, F-25030 Besançon, France.
authors.forename: Alexia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bontempi
authors.affiliation: FEMTO-ST Institute UMR 6174, Université de Franche-Comté, CNRS, ENSMM, UTBM, 15B Avenue des Montboucons, F-25030 Besançon, France.
authors.forename: Tran Phong
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Nguyen
authors.affiliation: FEMTO-ST Institute UMR 6174, Université de Franche-Comté, CNRS, ENSMM, UTBM, 15B Avenue des Montboucons, F-25030 Besançon, France.
authors.forename: Roland
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Salut
authors.affiliation: FEMTO-ST Institute UMR 6174, Université de Franche-Comté, CNRS, ENSMM, UTBM, 15B Avenue des Montboucons, F-25030 Besançon, France.
authors.forename: Laurent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Thiery
authors.affiliation: FEMTO-ST Institute UMR 6174, Université de Franche-Comté, CNRS, ENSMM, UTBM, 15B Avenue des Montboucons, F-25030 Besançon, France.
authors.forename: Damien
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Teyssieux
authors.affiliation: FEMTO-ST Institute UMR 6174, Université de Franche-Comté, CNRS, ENSMM, UTBM, 15B Avenue des Montboucons, F-25030 Besançon, France.
authors.forename: Pascal
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vairac