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The irradiation of ~0.9-µm-thick hydrogenated amorphous carbon (a-C:H) layers deposited on silicon substrates with single femtosecond (fs) laser pulses (35 fs pulse duration, 790 nm centre wavelength) in air is studied experimentally. Irradiation spots have been generated with different peak fluences and subsequently investigated by optical topometry, micro Raman spectroscopy and microscale mechanical indentation in order to evaluate their microscopic, topographical, structural and mechanical properties (e.g. elastic modulus). By this multi-method approach, a clear separation of different effects (delamination and graphitisation) becomes possible. The joint application of mechanical and spectroscopic techniques provides unique insights into the effects of the fs-laser radiation on the carbon layer.
Force-deformation curves have been acquired using nanoindentation and atomic force microscopy on two amorphous polymer samples. The shape and size of the indenter tip was characterized using a white light interferometer and AFM. The measured nanoindentation curves were fitted with the Hertz equation to calculate the Young's modulus of the polymers. Once the Young's moduli of the polymers were known, AFM was used to acquire force-distance-curves on the same samples. We also used the Hertz theory for the analysis in this case. As a result, the tip radius of the AFM cantilever tip could be measured.
This procedure is proposed as a method to determine the shape and size of AFM tips for the quantitative characterization of surface forces through force-distance curves.