NanoWorld® - Available Coatings

Aluminum Reflex Coating (for Pointprobe®, Arrow™ and Arrow™ UHF AFM Probes)

• 30 nm thick aluminum reflex coating on the detector side of the AFM cantilever
• enhances reflectance of the laser beam by a factor of 2.5
• prevents light from interfering within the AFM cantilever
• strongly recommended for thin AFM cantilevers if the coating is compatible with the application

Hard Magnetic Coating (for Pointprobe® AFM Probes)

• cobalt alloy coating on the AFM tip side of the AFM cantilever
• permanent magnetization of the AFM tip
• AFM tip needs to be magnetized by means of an external strong magnet prior to measurement
• soft magnetic samples may be influenced by the AFM tip magnetization

Soft Magnetic Coating (for Pointprobe® AFM Probes)

• soft magnetic coating on the AFM tip side of the AFM cantilever
• coercivity of app. 0.75 Oe
• remanence magnetization of app. 225 emu/cm3
• AFM tip needs to be magnetized by means of an external strong magnet prior to measurement

Diamond Coating (for Pointprobe® AFM Probes)

• 100 nm thick polycrystalline diamond coating on the AFM tip side of the AFM cantilever
• unsurpassed hardness of the AFM tip
• resistance < 10 kOhm for CDT

Platinum Iridium5 Coating (for Pointprobe® and Arrow™ AFM Probes)

• 25 nm thick platinum iridium5 coating on both sides of the AFM probe
• AFM tip side coating enhances conductivity and allows electrical measurements
• detector side coating enhances reflectance of the laser beam by a factor of 2
• stress compensated and wear resistant

Gold Coating (on request for Pointprobe® AFM Probes)

• 70 nm gold reflex coating on the detector side of the AFM cantilever enhances reflectance of the laser beam
• 70 nm thick gold coating on both sides of the AFM probe

Gold Reflex Coating (for Arrow™ UHF AFM Probes)

• 30 nm thick gold reflex coating on the detector side of the AFM cantilever enhances reflectance of the laser beam

Gold Coating (for Arrow™ Tipless AFM Probes)

• 30 nm thick gold coating on the sample facing side of the AFM cantilever(s)

Gold Reflex Coating (for Ultra-Short Cantilevers AFM Probes)

• 20 / 30 nm gold reflex coating on both sides of the AFM probe
• enhances reflectance of the laser beam
• AFM tip remains uncoated

Gold Coating (for Pyrex-Nitride AFM Probes)

• 70 nm gold reflex coating on the detector side of the AFM cantilevers enhances reflectance of the laser beam
• optional 35 nm thick gold coating on the tip side (front side) of the AFM cantilevers