Piezoelectrics & Acoustooptics, Volume. 46, Issue 3, 409(2024)

Design and Manufacture of CD-AFM Probe Based on High-Aspect-Ratio Structure

HE Long1...2,3, LI Shuxian1, MIAO Bin2,3, LI Jiadong2,3, CHEN Ying4, MIAO Xiaopu4 and WU Sen4 |Show fewer author(s)
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    HE Long, LI Shuxian, MIAO Bin, LI Jiadong, CHEN Ying, MIAO Xiaopu, WU Sen. Design and Manufacture of CD-AFM Probe Based on High-Aspect-Ratio Structure[J]. Piezoelectrics & Acoustooptics, 2024, 46(3): 409

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    Received: Mar. 12, 2024

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    Published Online: Aug. 29, 2024

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    DOI:10.11977/j.issn.1004-2474.2024.03.024

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