Published: February 01, 2001Received: September 05, 2001Available on J-STAGE: August 31, 2014Accepted: October 01, 2001
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Humidity dependency of adsorption force of microtip on cleaved mica surface is analyzed. In the range of 4 to 70%RH, a S-type curve and hysteresis properties of tip adsorption are observed. The adsorption properly reflects the moisture condensation process on the substrate. The tip-substrate adsorption property can be analyzed due to meniscus formation.
