Cantilever:
F:330kHzC:42N/m
L:125µm
Applications:
HighAspectRatio(HAR)AFMProbesDescription:
NANOSENSORS™AR5T-NCHAFMtipsaredesignedfornon-contactortappingmodeAFM.ThisprobetypecombineshighoperationstABIlitywithoutstandingsensitivityandfastscanningability.
Formeasurementsonsampleswithsidewallanglesapproaching90°NANOSENSORS™producesspeciallytailoredtips.ThesetipsareFIB(FocusedIonBeam)milledtoachieveahighaspectratioportionbetterthan5:1attheendofthecommonsilicontip.Thissubtractivemethodofproducingthehighaspectrationeedleofferstheadvantageofhighlateralstiffnessandrigidityofthetip.
OnthemodelAR5Tthelast2µmofthetiparetilted13°tothecenteraxisofthecantilever.WiththisfeaturethetiltangleofthecantilevercausedbythemountoftheAFMhead(commonly13°)willbecompensated.Now,nearlyverticalsidewallscanbemeasuredofferingasymmetricalscan.
- lengthofthehighaspectratioportionofthetip>2µm
- typicalaspectratioat2µmintheorderof7:1(whenviewedfromsideaswellasalongcantileveraxis)
- highaspectratioportionofthetiptilted13°tothecenteraxisofthecantilever
- excellenttiprADIusofcurvature
- monolithictip
- highlydopedsilicontodissipatestaticcharge
- highmechanicalQ-factorforhighsensitivity