PYREX NITRIDE AFM PROBES

Leading edge in sharpness and durability

Pyrex-Nitride AFM probe Close-up

Pyrex-Nitride AFM probe Triangular Cantilevers 3D Sketch

Pyrex-Nitride AFM probe Rectangular (Diving Board) Cantilevers 3D Sketch

 

General

  • SPM and AFM probe for a wide range of applications in contact mode or
    dynamic mode
  • fits to all well-known commercial SPMs and AFMs
  • silicon nitride cantilevers and tips
  • cantilevers are supported by a support chip made of pyrex-glass
  • delivered as separated single support chips for easy handling

Material Features

  • low-stress silicon nitride for lowest cantilever bending
  • excellent hardness for wear resistance and extended lifetime

Cantilevers

  • multi-lever design with either four rectangular cantilevers or four triangular cantilevers
  • reflective chromium/gold coating on the backside of the cantilevers
  • stress compensated with bending below 2°

Support Chip

  • support chips made of pyrex-glass (3.4 mm x 1.6 mm x 0.5 mm)
  • easy handling due to single support chips

Tips

  • oxide sharpened pyramidal tips
  • tip height 3.5 µm and tip radius of curvature typically < 10 nm
  • macroscopic half-cone angles 35°

Package Sizes

  • packages of 20 and 50 scanning probes

AVAILABLE COATINGS

Gold Coating

  • 65 nm thick chromium/gold coating on the backside of the cantilevers
  • 35 nm thick chromium/gold coating on both sides of the scanning probe
  • enhances reflectance of the laser beam
 

PYREX NITRIDE AFM PROBES

Triangular Cantilevers (PNP-TR)
Diving Board Shaped Cantilevers (PNP-DB)

Triangular Cantilevers (PNP-TR)

  • triangular shaped cantilevers
  • multi-lever design
  • 4 cantilevers per chip, 2 long and 2 short cantilevers
  • reflective chromium/gold coating on the backside of the scanning probe
  • available with chromium/gold coating on both sides of the sanning probe
  • available as tipless version with backside chromium/gold coating
  • available as tipless version with chromium/gold coating on both sides
Cantilever # 1 2
Shape Triangular
Overall Thickness* 600 nm 600 nm
Length 100 µm 200 µm
Width 2 x 13.5 µm 2 x 28 µm
Force Constant 0.32 N/m 0.08 N/m
Resonance Frequency 67 kHz 17 kHz

*Overall cantilever thickness including coating.
Please note: The above given mechanical properties are typical values.

Diving Board Cantilevers (PNP-DB)

  • rectangular diving board shaped cantilevers
  • multi-lever design
  • 4 cantilevers per chip, 2 long and 2 short cantilevers
  • reflective chromium/gold coating on the backside of the scanning probe

Cantilever # 1 2
Shape Rectangular
Overall Thickness* 600 nm 600 nm
Length 100 µm 200 µm
Width 40 µm 40 µm
Force Constant 0.48 N/m 0.06 N/m
Resonance Frequency 67 kHz 17 kHz

*Overall cantilever thickness including coating.
Please note: The above given mechanical properties are typical values.

Pyrex-Nitride AFM Probe
Triangular Tipless Cantilevers

Pyrex-Nitride AFM Probe
Triangular Tipless Long Cantilever Close-up

Pyrex-Nitride AFM Probe
Triangular Tipless Short Cantilever Close-up