EXCITE

What is it? 

LabVIEW package for BE AFM

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A what now?

A full fledged LabVIEW program that allows for Band Excitation Atomic Force Microscopy using a regular Atomic Force Microscope

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What does it do?​

1. Uses multithreaded state machines to:

   1. Communicate with a DAQ​

   2. Communicate with a python script

   3. Characterize resonance in different regions of a ferroelectric/piezoelectric crystal

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Where was this built?

SMART Lab, Georgia Tech

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What tools did I use?​

Software:

• LabVIEW

• Python + Jupyter

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Hardware:

• NI PXIe

• Cypher AFM