The PointProbe® Plus (PPP) combines high application versatility and compatibility with most commercial SPMs. The typical AFM tip radius of less than 7 nm and the minimized variation in AFM tip shape provide reproducible images and enhanced resolution.
NANOSENSORS™ PPP-NCHAuD AFM probes are designed for non-contact mode or tapping mode AFM (also known as: attractive or dynamic mode). This AFM probe combines high operation stability with outstanding sensitivity and fast scanning ability.
The AFM probe offers unique features:
This AFM probe features alignment grooves on the back side of the holder chip.
Interface analysis between a model for the graphite electrode and solvent for electrolytes of lithium-ion batteries. An example of the interface observation between highly oriented pyrolytic graphite (HOPG) as a model for graphite electrodes and tetraglyme, which has been studied as a solvent of electrolytes for lithium ion batteries. The AFM cantilever oscillation frequency and amplitude during the experiments were 92 kHz and 0.3 nm, respectively. The temperature was maintained at 298 K under an argon atmosphere throughout the experiment to prevent the dissolution of contaminants from the air, which could affect the interface structure. The topographic image revealed an ordered structure at Δf = 1000 Hz, obtained with tetraglyme adsorbed on an HOPG surface.
Scanned with a NANOSENSORS PPP-NCHAuD AFM probe in a Shimadzu SPM-8000FM AFM system in FM mode.
Image courtesy of Dr. Taketoshi Minato, Institute for Molecular Science, National Institutes of Natural Sciences
We investigated the hydration structures of alkanethiol self-assembled monolayers terminated with a hydroxyl group using frequency-modulated atomic force microscopy. We observed two molecular structures, namely, the (√3 × √3) structure and the c(4 × 2) superlattice structure, and found that their hydration structures are different mainly because of the slight differences in their molecular arrangements. samples SAM(C11OH) on Au substrate (111) Buffer 0.1M Kcl
Scanned with a NANOSENSORS PPP-NCHAuD AFM probe on a Shimadzu SPM9600 AFM system modified for FM-AFM.
Image courtesy of Dr. Hirofumi Yamada Dr.Kei Kobayashi Kyoto University
