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(abstract)We developed an open-source numerical code for calculating electrostatic interactions between a hyperbolic metallic tip and a conducting surface under Kelvin probe force microscopy (KPFM)-relevant conditions. The code solves the electrostatic potential in the tip-sample vacuum gap under an applied bias by imposing Dirichlet boundary conditions on the tip and sample surfaces, and evaluates electrostatic force observables from the calculated potential. In addition to laterally homogeneous samples, the full three-dimensional implementation treats spatially inhomogeneous surfaces and reproduces contact potential difference profiles. Quantitative comparison with experiments is achieved without arbitrary scale factors or other ad hoc proportionality constants. The method provides a practical framework for experimental-parameter extraction, quantitative KPFM data analysis, and future investigations of contrast formation and other measurement aspects in KPFM.
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This article may be downloaded for personal use only. Any other use requires prior permission of the author and AIP Publishing. This article appeared in Nobuyuki Ishida; An open-source framework for quantitative electrostatic simulations in Kelvin probe force microscopy. J. Appl. Phys. 14 July 2026; 140 (2): 024301 and may be found at https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0336722.
キーワード: Kelvin probe force microscopy, Electrostatic force, Numerical calculation, METALTIP
刊行年月日: 2026-07-14
出版者: AIP Publishing
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原稿種別: 著者最終稿 (Accepted manuscript)
MDR DOI: https://doi.org/10.48505/nims.6417
公開URL: https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0336722
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更新時刻: 2026-07-21 13:30:01 +0900
MDRでの公開時刻: 2026-07-21 16:30:32 +0900
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