SCANNING TYPE PROBE MICROSCOPE PROBE AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME, AND A SCANNING TYPE PROBE MICROSCOPE HAVING THIS PROBE AND POLYMER PROCESSING METHOD USING THE SAME

摘要

A probe for scanning type probe microscopes, comprising a proximal end and a distal end, the distal end having a front end surface opposed to a fixed sample, wherein at least one monomolecular layer is laminated to at least the front end surface, and molecules having a chemical sensor function or a catalytic function are arranged in the monomolecular layer of the outermost surface or on the monomolecular layer of the outermost layer on the front end surface. Also provided is a probe for scanning type probe microscopes, comprising a cover layer containing an electrically conductive polymer, the cover layer containing a catalyst selected from a group consisting of an inorganic catalyst and an organic catalyst. Also provided are a scanning type probe microscope having the above-mentioned probe, and a polymer processing method using this scanning type probe microscope.