Patent ID: 7518376

Claim:
A high resolution multifunctional electronic scanning field probe comprising: reference electrodes, at least two sensing elements in close distance or proximity to each other separated in a single mounting, a cross sectional dimension of said sensing elements are micron sized or sub-micron sized, said sub-micron sized sensing elements are enabled to have or achieve greatest resolution capabilities, said sensing elements aligned to move in tandem and in substantially a same path during scanning of a sample of interest, said resolution capabilities in the range of about 1 to 100 nm; said sensing elements operationally connected to an electrometer for a readout of probe results, said sensing elements at least substantially surrounded by suitably configured reference electrodes, said distance between said sensing elements being at least two (2) times the diameter of said sensing elements, said suitably configured reference electrodes includes of a form selected from the group consisting of a tube, a pipe, a plate, a rail, and mixtures thereof, each said sensing element is so placed to eliminate distortion or cross talk between said sensing elements.