Application
The AFM is mounted on an inverted optical microscope (Olympus IX71) and is equipped with a closed fluid cell for liquid AFM studies. It allows combined optical and atomic force microscopy on biological samples but can be used also for any other materials applications.
Operation Modes
Contact and tapping (AC) mode; lateral force mode (LFM); phase imaging; electric force microscopy (EFM); nanolithography; force curve mode; ramp mode; force mapping mode.
Features
90 micron travel in (x, y) and 15 micron in z; X-Y closed loop (non-linearity <0.5 %) with sensitivity < 0.5 nm noise; Z-closed loop (<0.2 %) with sensitivity < 25 pm noise; ARgyle-3D imaging in real time; AFM control program integrated with IGOR pro.