scanning probe microscope

Break the Nanocode with the Next Generation of AFM The World’s Fastest and Highest Resolution AFM You’ve been expecting something genuinely new from the AFM/SPM industry, but for many years you’ve only seen tweaks to old technology. Now Asylum Research introduces the Cypher™ AFM, the first totally new small sample AFM/SPM in over a decade. More capability, more control, more functionality, more modularity, and more resolution – all with >20X faster scanning and striking ease of use. Closed loop image of domains of surfactant hemi-micelles surrounding a defect on graphite, 200nm scan.

Closed loop atomic resolution using sensors in all three axes ensures the highest resolution and most accurate images possible today. With the Cypher AFM, you no longer have to choose between the accuracy and control of closed loop and the low noise of open loop. Asylum’s third generation NanoPositioning System (NPS™) sensors are the quietest in the world today. With positioning accuracies better than 60 picometers in X, Y and Z, you not only achieve atomic resolution in closed loop, you also get the most accurate measurements, positioning and nanomanipulation possible. SpotOn™ automated laser...

Designed from the Ground Up for Superior System-Wide Performance Cypher’s proprietary system-level mechanical design is inherently immune to normal environmental vibration, eliminating the need for additional isolation add-ons for most labs. The integrated system enclosure allows for thermal control and provides additional acoustic isolation for noisy environments. This system-level design creates images of atomically flat samples that are free of periodic noise. Cypher also features unimpeded 180 degree optical/mechanical access to your samples and a small 40x42cm footprint that conserves lab...

Scanning Modes Standard • ontact: Uses feedback on C deflection. Height, deflection, and lateral force (LFM) signals available. • C: Uses feedback on ampli- A tude. Signals available include height, amplitude/phase, I/Q, deflection, lateral; digital Q-control included. • orce: Force curve acquisition F and mapping in contact or AC mode. Triggering/feedback allow for a wide variety of force curve modes. • ual AC™: Provides multiple D frequency drives and analyses for bimodal and harmonic measurements and imaging. • iezoresponse Force Microscopy P (PFM): Enables high sensitivity, high bias and...

The World’s Highest Resolution AFM With the Cypher AFM, you can do things that are simply not possible with other AFMs. Here are some examples of how the Cypher AFM can help you decode the nanoworld. Closed loop image of cleavage defects on graphite surface, 1.7µm scan. Closed loop STM showing graphite atoms, 6nm scan. Closed loop AC mode image showing the molecular level ordering of cetyl palmitate adsorbed onto HOPG, 150nm scan. Closed loop image of Lambda digest DNA imaged in buffer, 530nm scan. Closed loop Dual AC Mode image of collagen. Second mode amplitude is overlaid as color on topography,...

Open loop AC mode image of calcite i n water, 15nm scan, 1Å height scale. T he point defects remained visible t hrough several images demonstrating true atomic resolution. Seek Asylum for the most advanced A FM/SPM technology a nd tools Choose the Cypher AFM for: • losed loop imaging from tens C of microns down to atomic scales • mall cantilevers for high-speed S scanning Closed loop AC mode image of extracellular face of bacteriorhodopsin in buffer, 50nm scan, 5Å height scale. G.M. King Lab, University of Missouri-Columbia. • igh-speed, low-noise force H measurements • High-bandwidth data acquisition...

Specications Head/Optical Lever DC Detector Noise*: <5pm AC Detector Noise: <25fm/√ Hz above 100kHz Photodiode Bandwidth: DC to 7MHz Light Source: User selectable/exchangeable. Options include superluminescent diodes and laser diodes. Wavelength is fixed at 850nm. Spot Size: User selectable/exchangeable. Focused spots range in size from 10x30µm down to 3x9µm. Controls: Focused spot positioning and photodiode centering controls are motorized and fully controllable from the software. Scanner A variety of scanner modules are available depending on application. All scanner modules include XYZ actuation...