Self-sensing piezoresistive cantilever and its magnetic force microscopy applications

A newly developed Si self-sensing piezoresistive cantilever is presented. Si piezoresistive cantilevers for scanning microscopy are fabricated by Si micro-machining technique. The sensitivity of the piezoresistive cantilever is comparable to the current laser detecting system. Topographic images are successfully obtained with the piezoresistive cantilever and some comparisons are made with the laser detecting system. rmore, the magnetic film (Co–Cr–Pt) is coated on the tip of the piezoresistive cantilever for magnetic force microscopy (MFM) application. The magnetic images are successfully obtained with the self-sensing MFM piezoresistive cantilever. lf-sensing piezoresistive cantilevers have been successfully applied in scanning probe microscopy and MFM.