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Lecture 16: Near-field Scanning Optical Microscopy (NSOM)
Background of NSOM;
Basic principles and mechanisms of NSOM;
Basic components of a NSOM;
Different scanning modes and systems of NSOM;
General applications and advantages of NSOM.
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Scanning probe microscopies
AFM
Atomic Interaction: • Contact mode• Non-contact mode• Tapping (intermittent) modeOther Interactions:• Electrostatic mode (scanning electrostatic potential microscope)
• Magnetic mode• Chemical Force mode
Direct correlation betweennanostructures and optical properties
SCM(scanning confocal microscope)Single-molecule spectroscopy
tunable
NSOMSTM
Atomic resolution;Molecular bonding.
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What can NSOM do?
• STM measures electric current, and AFM measures forces, neither deals with
light;
• Light is a crucial excitation source in both scientific research and mother nature
systems (e.g. photosynthetic system).
• Scientific research fields: absorption, fluorescence, photoinduced electron
transfer, light-emitting devices, photovoltaic cells.
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Why NSOM?• Light diffraction limit of conventional optical microscopy: λ/2, ~ 250 nm.
Actually, in real cases, the optical resolution ~ λ, 500 nm; in contrast, NSOM offers higher resolution around 50 nm (or even < 30 nm), depending on tip aperture size.
• NSOM provides simultaneous measurements of the topography and optical properties (fluorescence) --- direct correlation between surface nanofeatures and optical/electronic properties.
• This is especially useful for the studying the inhomogeneous materials or surfaces, like nanoparticles, polymer blends, porous silicon, biological systems.
A 500 nm wide nanobelt appears wider than real size under an optical microscope.
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NSOM imaging:Direct correlation between nanostructure features and optical/electronic properties
TiO2 particleswrapped in PPV film
Fluorescencequenching byTiO2 particles
NESMI Lab data
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NSOM Operation System
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Major components of NSOM
Optical: Light source (lasers: CW and pulsed), Fibers, Mirrors, Lenses, Objectives
(oil, large NA) Photon detectors (Photon-Multiplier, Avalanche Diode) Probe (tip)
Mechanical: Translation stage, Piezo scanner Anti-vibration optical table
Electrical: Scanning drivers for piezo scanner z distance control (feedback system) Amplifiers, Signal processors Software and Computer
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requires a nanometer sized aperture (much smaller than the light
wavelength).
A specimen is scanned very close to the aperture.
As long as the specimen remains within a distance less than the
aperture diameter, an image with sub-wavelength resolution
(aperture size) can be generated.
There is a tradeoff between resolution and sensitivity (light intensity)
--- aperture size cannot be too small.
What is Near-Field?
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What is Near-Field?
Near-field: For high spatial resolution, the probe must be close to the sample
Near-Field~ 1 nm
λ/2 ~ 300 nm
~ 50 nm
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What is Near-Field?
• For high spatial resolution, the probe must be close to the sample
Near-Field~ 1 nm
λ/2 ~ 300 nm
~ 50 nm
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Feedback Mechanism 1: Shear Force with Tuning Fork
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Feedback Mechanism 1: Shear Force with Tuning Fork
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NSOM based on shear force mode
Dan Higgins, Acc. Chem. Res. 2005, 38, 137-145
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NSOM imaging of cleaned glass
NESMI Lab data
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NSOM imaging of cleaned glass
NESMI Lab data
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Feedback Mechanism 2: AFM force sensor
Compared to force sensor:
• Poor spatial resolution due to the fiber cantilever (reflection and spring constant);
• Damage to sample due to tapping scanning.
Nanonics Imaging Ltd.
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Feedback Mechanism 2: AFM force sensor
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Structure of a NSOM Tip?
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Illumination by the tip is probably the easiest to operate and
interpret, and gives the most signal. It requires a transparent
sample, so is limited for application in many samples like silicons
and bio-species.
Reflection modes give less light, and are more dependent on the
details of the probe tip, but allow one to study opaque samples.
The illumination/collection mode provides a complement to the
reflection modes, but the signal contains a large background.
Different Operation Modes
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Different Operation Modes
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Brief History of NSOM
Ideas started in mid-1980’s;D.W. Pohl, W. Denk, and M. Lanz, Appl. Phys. Lett. 44, 651-3 (1984).A. Lewis, M. Isaacson, A. Harootunian, and A. Murray, Ultramicroscopy13, 227 (1984);
Technology developed in 1990’s;Eric Betzig, et al. Science, 262, 1422-1425 (1993).Eric Betzig, et al. Nature, 2369, 40-42 (1994).
Prototype commercial available since 2000’s;
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Quick Looking back : Home Build NSOMs
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New versions of NSOM
• 4 companies over the world produce good
NSOM systems.
• The picture shows the model of Veeco
Aurora III (DI, Thermomicro).
• The Aurora III installed in Zang Lab is the
newest version (launched in January 2003).
This one is based on shear force feedback.
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Analytical Chemistry, 2003, vol.75, page 2 2 3 A
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Fabrication of NSOM Tip: chemical etching
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Fabrication of NSOM Tip: mechanical pulling
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Major applications of NSOM
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Extended NSOM system spectral and optical imaging
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Typical examples of NSOM research
• Quantum size effect for semiconductor nanocrystals;
• Self-organized nanostructures: thin film dewetting, phase separation;
• Self-assembly or self-alignment: nanospheres, nanorods, nanowires;
• Heterogeneous biological systems: cells, proteins, enzymes, membranes;
• Real optoelectronic devices: solar cells, optical switches, LEDs;
• Imaging single-molecules (research of SMS was initiated by NSOM);
• High resolution studies of charge transfer in DNA and polymer chains.
To be discussed in the coming lectures …
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Nanoparticles: a unique manifestation
• Semiconductor nanospheres represent one of the most attractive nanostructures, and have a wide variety of applications in optoelectronics, magnetics, and biological applications.
• The size of nanoparticles can be tuned between individual molecules and the bulk counterparts.
• The nanosphere remains the same crystalline structure as the bulk crystal, but it shows unique size dependent physical and chemical properties, so called quantum size effect. See next slide.
• Conventional spectroscopy measurements of nanoparticles require uniform size distribution of the particle system, which is normally hard to attain.
• However, NSOM measurement removes such a need by focusing on only one particle a time.
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Quantum Size Effect of Semiconductor Materials
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Quantum size effect: an extensively research topic
1. As particle decreases in size, the bandgap increases,
approaching the energy difference between LUOM and HOMO for
the individual molecules;
2. For fluorescent semiconductor materials, like CdS, the different
bandgap leads to different emission wavelength;
3. By making different sizes of the particles, people can tune the
emission color across the whole visible region.
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Organic Semiconductor Nanocrystals: Q-effect
• less papers on organic nanoparticles, while thousands
on inorganic counterparts.
• Why?
CdSe
Non-fluorescentfluorescent
Inorganic Nanoparticle Organic Nanoparticle
O
O
O
O
N N
fluorescent fluorescent
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Emission shift of PTCDI molecules upon crystal formation
500 550 600 650 7000.0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1.038:62H2O:CH3OH
Emiss
ion
(a.u
.)
Wavelength (nm)
CH3OH
NESMI Lab data
O
O
O
O
N N
crystal
Quantum size effect is expected for the transition state between the two.
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Tuning Emission of PTCDI materials
NESMI Lab data
Free molecules --------------------------------------------------------------- crystals
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Spatially resolving quantum wells
GaAs/AlGaAs quantum well structure
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Typical NSOM Examples: J-Aggregates of dyes
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Typical NSOM Examples: Muscle Tissues
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Typical NSOM Examples: Single-Molecules Embedded in Polymer Films
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Revealing double strands of DNA: fluorescence dye YOYO-1 only combines with the double-strand
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NSOM imaging in water: an approach to living cells
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NSOM imaging of living cells
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Aperturelss NSOM: tip-sample interaction in the polarizable sphere approximation model.
• when excited by an external radiation beam (wave vector k, fieldintensity E0), the tip (radius of curvature a), gets polarized.
• The tip-dipole field p induces an image dipole field p’ located inside the sample at a distance 2r from the tip centre.
• The backreflected light contains information about the effective polarizability of the tip-sample system.
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Some limitations (disadvantages) of NSOM
Practically zero working distance (for objective) and an extremely small
depth of field (for tip).
Extremely long scan times for high resolution images or large specimen
areas.
Very low transmissivity of apertures smaller than the incident light
wavelength --- low intensity of incident light for excitation, a problem for
weak fluorescent molecules.
Only surface features can be imaged and studied.
Fiber optic probes are somewhat problematic for imaging soft materials due
to their high spring constants, especially in shear-force mode