Customer Notification: Introducing New QR Code CardsWed Jul 19 2023
Starting July 2023, nanotools will implement the following changes on the shipment of AFM probes:
The traditional A5 format Flyers
1. Handling HDC/DLC tips
2. nanotools AFM probes get mobile
will no longer be included in the shipments.
They will be replaced by smaller 8.5 x 5.5 cm cards with QR codes linking users to the same information.
There are no changes to the products, packaging size and material or manufacturing location.
Why are we making this change?
This is part of our efforts to reduce nanotools carbon footprint.
The new cards help to
- Reduce transportation emissions (lighter shipments)
- Minimize waste at customer sites
ElectriMulti75-G AFM probes perform Conductive AFM (CAFM, C-AFM) and Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy (KPFM) measurementsMon Jul 17 2023
Our platinum coated ElectriMulti75-G AFM probes perform Conductive AFM (CAFM, C-AFM) and Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy (KPFM) measurements on zinc oxide crystals, supporting research on ordered electronic reconstruction of (11-20) ZnO single crystals with potential applications in the fabrication of homojunction p-n devices in UV/blue LEDs.
CS-20NG calibration nanogrid in useTue Jul 04 2023
Improving AFM image acquisition rate through spatial subsampling and reconstruction with BudgetSensors CS-20NG calibration nanogrid.
MikroMasch® HQ:DPER-XSC11 high-resolution conductive AFM tipsMon Jul 03 2023
Improvement in Local Dielectric Spectroscopy (LDS) resolution of nanostructured interfaces measurements is achieved by operation in Constant-Excitation Frequency Modulation (CE-FM) intermittent-contact mode using MikroMasch® HQ:DPER-XSC11 high-resolution conductive AFM tips.
Domain-wall magnetoelectric coupling in multiferroic hexagonal YbFeO3 filmsThu Jun 22 2023
Electrical modulation of magnetic states in single-phase multiferroic materials, using domain-wall magnetoelectric (ME) coupling, can be enhanced substantially by controlling the population density of the ferroelectric (FE) domain walls during polarization switching. *
In the article “Domain-wall magnetoelectric coupling in multiferroic hexagonal YbFeO3 films”, Xin Li, Yu Yun, Arashdeep Singh Thind, Yuewei Yin, Qiang Li, Wenbin Wang, Alpha T. N’Diaye, Corbyn Mellinger, Xuanyuan Jiang, Rohan Mishra and Xiaoshan Xu investigate the domain-wall ME coupling in multiferroic h-YbFeO3 thin films, in which the FE domain walls induce clamped antiferromagnetic (AFM) domain walls with reduced magnetization magnitude. *
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#FerroelectricDomainWalls #multiferroics #magneticmaterials #magneticforcemicroscopy #磁気力顕微鏡用AFMプローブ #MaterialsScience
Enabling Resist Recess Depth Recipe Transfer and Fab-to-Fab MatchingTue Jun 20 2023
Discover how nanotools 4µm long, tilt compensated, high aspect ratio EBD4-200A is applied for resist recess depth measurements in narrow trenches.
- Title: AFM Surface Roughness and Depth Measurement of Trenches with High Aspect Ratio
- Authors: Franz Heider, Helfried Schwarzfurtner, Mario Lugger, Sang-Joon Cho, Thomas Trenkler
- Publication: Conference Proceedings: 30th Annual SEMI Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing Conference (ASMC)
- Publisher: IEEE
- Date: May 2019
https://www.nanotools.com/blog/enabling-resist-recess-depth-recipe-transfer-and-fab-to-fab-matching.html
The Albert Einstein World Award of ScienceTue Jun 20 2023
Swiss professor Christoph Gerber, co-inventor of the Atomic Force Microscope (AFM), has been awarded the Albert Einstein World Award of Science. The jury of the World Cultural Council recognizes the co-invention of the AFM, the participation in the development of the Scanning Tunneling Microscope, the continued development of AFM as a biochemical sensor and the dedication to science over more than 40 years. Congratulations!
Visit NanoWorld® at Swiss NanoConvention SNC 2023Fri Jun 16 2023
Come visit us today and tomorrow at booth 24 at Swiss NanoConvention SNC 2023 at the Patinoires du Littoral Neuchâtel • June 15-16, 2023 https://swissnanoconvention.ch/2023/
Feasibility of wear reduction for soft nanostructured thin film through enhanced elastic recoverability and contact stress reliefTue Jun 13 2023
Feasibility of wear reduction for soft nanostructured thin film through enhanced elastic recoverability and contact stress relief
Over several decades many studies on the reduction of wear of mechanical systems have been conducted. Methods to reduce wear are generally divided into the following categories: applying lubrication, coating with high-hardness materials, and surface texturing. * Several studies have reported that coatings with higher hardness show more wear than those with lower hardness. From […]
BudgetSensors® platinum coated ElectriMulti75-G AFM probesMon Jun 12 2023
Probing temperature-induced phase transitions at individual ferroelectric domain walls with laser assisted thermal band excitation Piezoresponse Force Microscopy (tPFM) and BudgetSensors platinum coated ElectriMulti75-G AFM probes.
Single Electrochemical Impacts of Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 Bacteria for Living Cells Adsorption onto a Polarized Ultramicroelectrode SurfaceThu Jun 08 2023
In the past few years, several novel analytical methods with high sensitivity and spatial-temporal resolution that enable qualitative and quantitative analysis at single-cell and subcellular levels have emerged. *
The four major areas of analytical methods usually reported are electrochemical analysis, super-resolution microscopy, mass spectrometry imaging, and microfluidics. *
Electrochemistry offers a distinctive and essential advantage in its ability to combine high sensitivity and easy handling with a light and portable instrumentation, thereby enabling miniaturized devices for micro-biosensor applications. *
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Swiss physicist Heinrich Rohrer, born on 06.06.1933Tue Jun 06 2023
Today we lovingly remember the Swiss physicist Heinrich Rohrer, born on 06.06.1933, who invented the Scanning Tunneling Microscope (STM) together with Gerd Binnig.
STM allows mapping conductive samples with atomic resolution using quantum tunnelling.
PENICILLIN-BINDING PROTEIN 1 (PBP1) OF STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS HAS MULTIPLE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS IN CELL DIVISIONWed May 31 2023
Bacterial cell division is a complex process requiring the coordination of multiple components to allow the appropriate spatial and temporal control of septum formation and cell scission. *
Peptidoglycan (PG) is the major structural component of the septum, and recent studies by Katarzyna Wacnik et al., in the human pathogen Staphylococcus aureus have revealed a complex, multistage PG architecture that develops during septation. *
Penicillin-binding proteins (PBPs) are essential for the final steps of PG biosynthesis; their transpeptidase activity links the peptide side chains of nascent glycan strands. PBP1 is required for cell division in S. aureus. *
Operando Characterizations of Light-Induced Junction Evolution in Perovskite Solar CellsTue May 30 2023
Light-induced performance changes in metal halide perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have been studied intensively over the last decade, but little is known about the variation in microscopic optoelectronic properties of the perovskite heterojunctions in a completed device during operation.*
For the article “Operando Characterizations of Light-Induced Junction Evolution in Perovskite Solar Cells “ Chuanxiao Xiao, Yaxin Zhai, Zhaoning Song, Kang Wang, Changlei Wang, Chun-Sheng Jiang, Matthew C. Beard, Yanfa Yan and Mowafak Al-Jassim combined Kelvin probe force microscopy and transient reflection spectroscopy techniques to spatially resolve the evolution of junction properties during the operation of metal-halide PSCs and study the light-soaking effect.
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Switching spectroscopy piezoresponse force microscopy (SS-PFM) using our platinum coated MikroMasch HQ:NSC18/Pt AFM probesMon May 29 2023
Investigation of the ferroelectric behavior of epitaxial LuFeO3 films depending on growth conditions and Lu-Fe stoichiometry with switching spectroscopy piezoresponse force microscopy (SS-PFM) using our platinum coated MikroMasch HQ:NSC18/Pt AFM probes
SPHERULITE-LIKE MICROSTRUCTURE OBSERVED FOR SPIN-CAST P(VDF-TRFE) THIN FILMS AND THEIR FERROELECTRIC CHARACTERISTICSThu May 25 2023
Ferroelectric polymer thin films crystallize in different phases and microstructures depending on fabrication conditions such as annealing temperature or layer deposition technique.*
In the article “Spherulite-like microstructure observed for spin-cast P(VDF-TrFE) thin films and their ferroelectric characteristics” Davide Disnan, Jonas Hafner, Michael Schneider and Ulrich Schmid demonstrate how the morphology of spin-cast poly(vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene) (P(VDF-TrFE)) thin films changes as a function of annealing temperature from rice-like to spherulite-like microstructure, whereas the latter morphology is closer to the crystallization characteristic of poly(vinylidene-fluoride) (PVDF).*
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Quantifying nanoscale forces in dynamic AFM using machine learningMon May 22 2023
Novel method for predicting tip-sample interaction forces in dynamic AFM using machine learning and our BudgetSensors Tap300Al-G AFM probes
Happy birthday, Prof. Gerber!Mon May 15 2023
Happy 81st anniversary to Swiss professor Christoph Gerber, co-inventor of the Atomic Force Microscope and 2016 Kavli Price laureate!
Mechanically Compatible Grafts for Aortic Repair Obtained Through Tissue EngineeringTue May 09 2023
Discover how nanotools biosphere™ with 2µm radius are applied for mechanical characterization of 20μm thick planar sections of human aortic layers at microscale.
- Title: Development and mechanical characterization of decellularized scaffolds for an active aortic graft
- Authors: Francesco Giovanniello, Meisam Asgari, Ivan D. Breslavsky, Giulio Franchini, Gerhard A. Holzapfel, Maryam Tabrizian, Marco Amabili
- Publication: Acta BiomaterialiaPublisher: Elsevier
- Date: 1 April 2023
BudgetSensors® Tap190Al-G AFM probe used in a studyTue May 09 2023
Study on the dependency of viscoelastic response of polymeric samples to multi-harmonic Atomic Force Microscopy using our Tap190Al-G AFM probes.
Highlights
AFM Probe Focus
best of the best
qp-HBC
uniqprobe™ - HeartBeat Cantilever for ScanAsyst®** and Peak Force Tapping™**
Coating:
Reflective Aluminum
Tip Shape: Circular symmetric
Tip Shape: Circular symmetric
AFM Cantilever:
F
60 kHz
C
0.5 N/m
L
115 µm
ATEC-NC
Tapping Mode AFM Probe with REAL Tip Visibility
Coating:
none
Tip Shape: Visible
Tip Shape: Visible
AFM Cantilever:
F
335 kHz
C
45 N/m
L
160 µm
TESPA
Standard Tapping Mode AFM Probe
Coating:
Reflective Aluminum
Tip Shape: Standard
Tip Shape: Standard
AFM Cantilever:
F
320 kHz
C
42 N/m
L
125 µm
OTESPA
Standard Tapping Mode AFM Probe with AFM Tip at the Very End of the AFM Cantilever
Coating:
Reflective Aluminum
Tip Shape: Optimized Positioning
Tip Shape: Optimized Positioning
AFM Cantilever:
F
300 kHz
C
26 N/m
L
160 µm
