Pointprobe® Silicon-SPM-Probes
Available Coatings
 
Reflex Coating
  • 30 nm thick Aluminium coating on the backside
  • enhances reflectivity of the laser beam by a factor of 2.5
  • prevents light from interfering within the cantilever
  • strongly recommended for thin cantilevers if the coating
    is compatible with the application
Hard Magnetic Coating
  • 40 nm thick Cobalt alloy coating on the tip-side
  • permanent magnetization of the tip
  • tip needs to be magnetized by means of an external strong magnet
  • Soft magnetic samples may be influenced by the tip
Soft Magnetic Coating
  • Soft magnetic coating on the tip-side
  • coercitivity of app. 0.75 Oe
  • remancence magnetization of app. 225 emu/cm3
Diamond Coating
  • 100 nm thick coating of polycrystalline diamond on the tip-side
  • unsurpassed hardness of the tip
PtIr5 Coating
  • 25nm thick double layer of chromium and platinum iridium5
  • layer on doth sides of the product
  • the layer enhances the conductivity and allows electrical contact
  • detector side coating enhances the reflectivity of the laser beam by a factor of 2
  • the layer is stress compensated and wear resistant
  • bending due to stress is less than 2°
Gold Coating
  • 70nm thick chromium/gold coating on the backside of the cantilever
  • 70nm thick chromium/gold coating on both sides of the probe