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. 2014 Jan 2;5:1–18. doi: 10.3762/bjnano.5.1

Table 1.

Key values, crossover criteria, and merit factors for different probes.

Cantilever (Nanosensors) qPlus Sensor (Giessibl, 2011 [9]) Kolibri Length Extension Resonator (Specs [22]) IEMN Disk Resonator (Algre 2012 [23])
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f0 (Hz) 61836 30k 1M 1.45M
Q 22k8 200k 14k 1k6
k (N/m) 1.2 1k8 1M 135k
Zn,S (m/Inline graphic) 2e-13 6.2e-14 1e-15 1e-12
Tcross/BW2 (K/Hz2) 6.81e-2 177.5 5.38e-2 594
Crossover Temp (K) at BW = 50 Hz 170 444k 135 1.48M
Mth·Inline graphic 1.71e16 2.83e15 4.89e14 3.97e14
Ms·BW3/2 6.75e16 2.05e14 1.97e15 1.56e13