Our standard silicon, Contact probes are available with Au reflective coating. Al reflective coating is available upon special request. Extremely sharp tips allow the user to obtain high-quality images of samples. Standard chip sizes make our probes compatible with most AFM manufacturers.
Cantilever | Length | Width | Thickness | Resonant Frequency kHz | Force Constant Nm | |||||
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± 10μm | ± 5μm | ± 0.5μm | min | typical | max | min | typical | max | ||
CSG01 | 350 | 30 | 1 | 4 | 9.8 | 17 | 0.003 | 0.03 | 0.13 | |
CSG10 | 225 | 30 | 1 | 8 | 22 | 39 | 0.01 | 0.11 | 0.5 | |
CSG30 | 190 | 30 | 1.5 | 26 | 48 | 76 | 0.13 | 0.6 | 2 |
Material | Single Crystal Silicon, N-type, 0.01-0.025 Ω-cm, Antimony doped |
Cantilever Geometry | Rectangular (cross-section is trapezium) |
Number of Cantilevers | 1 |
Back Side Coating | Au reflective coating (reflectivity is 3x better in comparison with uncoated probes) |
Tip Geometry | Tetrahedral, the last 500 nm from tip apex is cylindrical |
Tip Height | 14 – 16 μm |
Tip Aspect Ratio | 3:1 – 7:1 |
Tip Offset (Setback) | 5 – 20 μm |
Tip Front Angle | 10 ± 2° |
Tip Back Angle | 30 ± 2° |
Tip Side Angle (half) | 18 ± 2° |
Tip Cone Angle | 7 – 10° |
Tip Curvature Radius (Nom) | 6 nm (uncoated) |
Tip Curvature Radius (Max) | 10 nm (guaranteed) |