Features of Table Top Atomic Force Microscope

This compact, second generation high resolution tabletop Atomic Force Microscope (AFM) has all the important features and benefits expected from a light lever AFM. The TT-2 AFM includes a stage, control electronics, probes, manuals, and a video microscope.

Key Features and Benefits of the TT-2 AFM

Low Noise Floor        

With a noise floor <80 picometers, the TT-2 AFM is capable of measuring samples with features from nano-meters to microns.

Direct Drive Tip Approach   

A linear motion stage moves the probe relative to the sample. The probe sample angle does not change, and samples of many thicknesses are readily scanned.

Research Grade Video Optical Microscope

With a mechanical 7:1 zoom and a resolution of 2 µm the video optical microscope facilitates locating features, tip approach, and laser alignment.

Multiple Scanners    

Linearized piezoelectric scanners with several ranges are available to optimize scanning conditions.

LabView Software    

The TT-2 uses industry standard lab view software. For customization, the systems VI’s are readily available.

Modular Design        

Once you buy the TT-2 AFM you can add options and modes such as focus assist, image logger, lithography and liquid scanning when you are ready.

Simple Probe Exchange       

With the removable probe holder, exchanging probes is simple, and takes less than a minute.

Light Lever Large Adjustment Range          

Because the TT-2 has a large adjustment range on the laser and photodetector, probes from all major manufacturers can be used.

Applications

Research        

With over 200 TT-2 AFMs in laboratories throughout the world, researchers have published 100s of publications in all types of science and engineering journals.

Instrument Innovators         

The TT-2 AFM serves as an ideal platform for creating new and innovative instruments. AFMWorkshop facilitates instrument innovation with an open architecture.

Education      

With its open design the TT-2 is ideal for colleges and universities that teach students about AFM design, applications, and operation.

The TT-2 AFM meets a wide variety of applications. More details on the use of the TT-2 AFM for educators, industry, and research can be found by clicking on www.afmworkshop.com or call at (888)671-5539 any queries.

Vibration Solution Products to Avoid Fuzzy AFM Images

AFMs are quite susceptible to external vibrations, structural vibartions are transmitted through a building structure and acoustic vibrations are transmitted through air. Both acoustic and structural vibrations degrade the resolution and overall performance of an Atomic Force Microscope.

External vibration can degrade the resolution of scans by adding extra noise. Atomic force microscope vibration solutions offer a way to reduce external vibration that often causes fuzzy AFM images. To reduce external vibrations and obtain the highest-quality AFM images, particularly for high-resolution scanning, AFMWorkshop has designed a variety of proven options for vibration isolation including vibration tables, vibration enclosures, bungee options, and even custom/OEM enclosures.

Vibration Isolation filters out unwanted acoustic structural vibrations that interfere with high-resolution scanning. Acoustic vibrations are reduced by placing the microscope in an acoustic isolation chamber. Structural vibrations are reduced by using a mechanical isolation platform.

Below are some vibration solution products offered by AFMWorkshop:
Passive Vibration Table
Passive Vibration Table is a moderate Vibration solution when ultimate AFM Performance is not necessary.
Active Vibration Table
An Active Vibration Table uses a feedback control method for removing vibrations for a better quality of scans.
Acoustic Cabinet
An acoustic cabinet reduces unwanted vibrations transmitted through air.
Custom OEM vibration enclosure
Customized (OEM) Vibration enclosure is a scalable vibration solution for any Atomic Force Microscopy System.
Bungee Option
A Bungee Option is a relatively cost-effective method for reducing unwanted structural vibrations and improving the quality of AFM Image.

Looking for the best atomic force microscope vibration solutions? If yes, feel free to get in touch with AFMWorkshop or visit https://www.afmworkshop.com/.

Which AFM is best to Create New Instrumentation?

The TT-2 AFM is ideal for instrument builders that want to use an Atomic Force Microscope as a platform for creating new instrumentation (such as a new imaging mode), or who want to use an Atomic Force Microscope in combination with another analytical instrument.

Now, instrument innovators no longer have to face the decision to either create an entirely new AFM or to live with the limitations of commercial AFMs that have limited documentation and closed architecture.

Why choose TT-2 AFM?

TT-2 AFM software was developed in LabVIEW, making it easy for customers with a LabVIEW user license to customize their software. Therefore, TT-2 AFM customers have access to the systems software, mechanical drawings, and schematics.

TT-2 AFM was created in AutoCAD and is included in the optional documentation package. Single parts in the microscope can be purchased if you need to modify a part for your needs. All parts are identified by part numbers on each mechanical drawing.

LabVIEW software screen for AFM

National Instrument’s LabVIEW instrumentation programming language is setting the standard as the graphical programming environment for developing instrumentation. The instrument control protocol for addressing functions such as Z feedback, XY scanning, and stepper motor control is included with the technical documentation package. The AFMWorkshop does not provide a LabVIEW software development license – this must be purchased from NI.

The technical guide is available for developers that include schematics to all electronics in the TT-2 AFM including photodetector board, piezoelectric control board, controller mainboard, and even the power supply board.

For more information, feel free to visit https://www.afmworkshop.com.

Choose AFMWorkshop to Buy Atomic Force Microscopes

When it comes to buying innovative Atomic Force Microscopes, researchers, educators, and engineers choose AFMWorkshop. Do you know why? Continue reading to know about AFMWorkshop Atomic Force Microscopes in detail.


Here are some of the reasons, why AFMWorkshop is the best choice:

Easily Add New Features

New features and options are developed often in the course of research. You can easily add new features to the AFM Workshop products. They offer a discount for products if they are able to develop a new feature. The feature can be offered for sale on their website, or shared with other customers on the Forum pages of their website.

Easy Customization

All instrumentation from the AFM Workshop allows customization of the products due to its open design. AFMWorkshop develops and manufactures innovative Atomic Force Microscopes for different fields. Furthermore, the AFM Workshop actively seeks collaborations with development labs, companies, and educational institutions.

Reasonable Prices

AFMWorkshop offer their products on their website and the products are manufactured and sold in reasonable volumes and prices.

OEM and VARs

If a company needs an AFM for a product and requires an AFM platform, they can work with them in customizing the instrumentation according to the product requirements. Furthermore, discount on instrumentation is available for volume purchases.

Teaching

If you would like to incorporate AFMWorkshop products into your teaching curriculum, they would be delighted to hear your ideas. They may be able to offer a discount for products that are used for teaching students about atomic force microscopes.

Contribution of AFM expertise

All the AFM Workshop employees have substantial experience with AFM design and instrumentation. They are willing to share the expertise to help you design new instrumentation or applications.

These are some of the reasons why you should choose AFMWorkshop to buy Atomic Force Microscopes. Indeed, AFMWorkshop is a renowned atomic force microscope manufacturer, they offer a wide variety of Atomic Force Microscopes (AFM’s) to suit every research needs. For more information, feel free to visit https://www.afmworkshop.com.

Buy AFMWorkshop Microscopes to Handle Your Nanotechnology Research Needs

For nanotechnology research, Atomic force microscopes are essential for the visualization and measurement of nanostructures.

 AFM Workshop’s innovative microscopes offer a balance between an affordable price and the rigorous performance required by many nanotechnology researchers. Their Atomic force microscopes offer the necessary resolution for the measurement of nanostructures including nanoparticles, DNA, thin films, polymers, and much more. AFM Workshop microscopes with noise floors as low as 0.08 nm, are fully capable of handling your nanotechnology research needs.

All the products offered by AFM Workshop are robust and can be used in single-user as well as multi-user laboratories. AFMWorkshop’s microscopes share a powerful and intuitive user interface that meets the needs of casual as well as advanced AFM operators.

Atomic Force Microscopes give great images of nanostructures on both soft and hard materials. AFMWorkshop microscopes  have an open architecture to facilitate the development of novel instruments. These microscopes can be used by AFMWorkshop customers to create images used in publications.

AFMWorkshop products are widely used every day in both life and physical sciences throughout the world for nanotechnology research projects. AFMWorkshop products were introduced to the market in late 2010. They already have a growing list of almost 200 publications written by successful AFMWorkshop customers. To date there are 250 AFMWorkshop microscopes installed in laboratories. 

When it comes to scanning samples, almost all type of samples including nanostructures, patterned surfaces, materials, and life science samples are scanned with AFMWorkshop microscopes. AFMWorkshop’s TT-AFM is a particularly useful AFM for labs with much more expensive Atomic Force Microscopes that are already dedicated to specialized experiments.

If you are looking for top-quality atomic force microscopes then get in touch with AFMWorkshop. AFMWorkshop guarantees their AFMs will run your application, and their customer service is always available to assist.

To learn more, feel free to visit https://www.afmworkshop.com.

Different Types of Atomic Force Microscopes

As common these days, science has become increasingly reliant on Atomic Force Microscope (AFM). With help of AFM, researchers are focusing on the tiny particles that help to conduct research on misfolding diseases such as diabetes and tuberculosis. There are many achievements and progresses achieved by these microscopes. Some of the reliable Atomic Force Microscopes include:

 B-AFM

The B-AFM is a complete system for routine scanning and education. B-AFM includes a computer with software, control electronics, and a stage; everything needed for AFM scanning. The electronics are located at the rear of the B-AFM stage, and only a single USB cable is connected between the computer and the stage. 

The B-AFM has everything you need to perform routine scanning on a variety of samples for scientists and engineers with bigger ideas. Due to an intuitive design, this nanoscience instrument is ideal for education. The Basic Atomic Force Microscope is built with high quality material and it is the best option for scientists looking for routine sample scanning.

TT-2 AFM

TT-2 AFM is a second-generation tabletop Atomic Force Microscope and has all the important features and benefits expected from a light lever AFM. 

TT-2 AFM can be used in many different fields. The Nanotechnology engineers/researchers, those want to do routine scanning of nano-structures can use the TT-2 AFM. Instrument innovators can use AFM as a platform to create a new instrument and educators can teach students about AFM construction, operation, and applications. 

The TT-2 AFM Stage has excellent thermal and mechanical stability required for high resolution AFM scanning. Additionally, its open design facilitates user modification.

NP-AFM

The NP-AFM is a nano-profiler for analysis of features such as surface roughness and metrology of technical samples. Primary applications for the NP-AFM include process development and process control of technical samples.

The NP-Atomic Force Microscope is a complete nano-profiler tool including everything required for scanning samples: microscope stage, electronic box, control computer, probes, manuals, and a video microscope. Several stage options are available for many types of samples in order to create perfect nanoscience instrument for nano imaging and analysis.

LS-AFM

When an inverted optical microscope is required for locating cells or other biomaterials on a surface, the LS-AFM is used in life sciences applications. The LS-AFM can be retrofitted to almost any inverted optical microscope, or it can be purchased with the AFMWorkshop inverted optical microscope.

Once the LS-AFM is paired with an inverted optical microscope, it becomes tip-scanning atomic force microscope designed specifically for life science applications. This product includes everything required for AFM scanning: AFM stage, cables, inverted optical microscope adaptation plate, EBox, manuals, and AFM-Control Software. 

SA-AFM

For large samples and industry, the Standalone AFM is a flexible AFM for scanning all sizes and shapes of samples. It can be easily integrated with all manufacturers’ inverted microscopes.

To buy high-value atomic force microscopes, you can choose AFMWorkshop, renowned atomic force microscope manufacturers. They offer a wide variety of Atomic Force Microscopes (AFM’s) to suit your research needs. For more information, feel free to visit https://www.afmworkshop.com.