Restoration of high-resolution AFM images captured with broken probes

Y. F. Wang; D. Corrigan; C. Forman; S. Jarvis; A. Kokaram

doi:10.1117/12.906752

2 February 2012 Restoration of high-resolution AFM images captured with broken probes

Y. F. Wang, D. Corrigan, C. Forman, S. Jarvis, A. Kokaram

Proceedings Volume 8227, Three-Dimensional and Multidimensional Microscopy: Image Acquisition and Processing XIX; 82271A (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.906752
Event: SPIE BiOS, 2012, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

A type of artefact is induced by damage of the scanning probe when the Atomic Force Microscope (AFM) captures a material surface structure with nanoscale resolution. This artefact has a dramatic form of distortion rather than the traditional blurring artefacts. Practically, it is not easy to prevent the damage of the scanning probe. However, by using natural image deblurring techniques in image processing domain, a comparatively reliable estimation of the real sample surface structure can be generated. This paper introduces a novel Hough Transform technique as well as a Bayesian deblurring algorithm to remove this type of artefact. The deblurring result is successful at removing blur artefacts in the AFM artefact images. And the details of the fibril surface topography are well preserved.

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Y. F. Wang, D. Corrigan, C. Forman, S. Jarvis, and A. Kokaram "Restoration of high-resolution AFM images captured with broken probes", Proc. SPIE 8227, Three-Dimensional and Multidimensional Microscopy: Image Acquisition and Processing XIX, 82271A (2 February 2012); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.906752

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