A new capacitive sensor for displacement measurement in a surface force apparatus
F. Restagno, J. Crassous, E. Charlaix, M. Monchanin
Abstract
We present a new capacitive sensor for displacement measurement in a Surface Forces Apparatus (SFA) which allows dynamical measurements in the range of 0-100 Hz. This sensor measures the relative displacement between two macroscopic opaque surfaces over periods of time ranging from milliseconds to in principle an indefinite period, at a very low price and down to atomic resolution. It consists of a plane capacitor, a high frequency oscillator, and a high sensitivity frequency to voltage conversion. We use this sensor to study the nanorheological properties of dodecane confined between glass surfaces.
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