NCL - NanoWorld®

Type: NCL

Non-contact / Tapping™ mode - Long AFM Cantilever

Cantilever Data	Value	Range*
Resonance Frequency	190 kHz	160 - 210 kHz
Force Constant	48 N/m	31 - 71 N/m
Length	225 µm	220 - 230 µm
Mean Width	38 µm	33 - 43 µm
Thickness	7 µm	6.5 - 7.5 µm

*Typical values

How to optimize AFM scan parameters

How to use on Bruker® AFM systems

This AFM probe has alignment grooves on the back side of the support chip.

Pointprobe® AFM tip

Product Description

NanoWorld® Pointprobe® NCL probes are designed for non-contact or tapping mode imaging and offer an alternative to our high frequency non-contact type NCH. The NCL type is recommended if the feedback loop of the microscope does not accept high frequencies or if the detection system needs a minimum cantilever length (> 125 µm). This AFM probe combines high operation stability with outstanding sensitivity. Compared to the high frequency non-contact type NCH the maximum scanning speed is slightly reduced.

All SPM and AFM probes of the Pointprobe® series are made from monolithic silicon which is highly doped to dissipate static charge. They are chemically inert and offer a high mechanical Q-factor for high sensitivity. The AFM tip is shaped like a polygon based pyramid with a typical height of 10 - 15 µm.

Additionally, this AFM probe offers typical AFM tip radius of curvature of less than 8 nm.

For applications allowing higher resonance frequencies or a shorter AFM cantilever length we recommend our Pointprobe® type NCH.

A trapezoidal cross section of the AFM cantilever and therefore 30% wider (e.g. NCH) AFM cantilever detector side result in easier and faster laser adjustment. Additionally, because there is simply more space to place and reflect the laser beam, a higher SUM signal is reached.

Tip shape: Standard

Coating: none

Order Codes

Order Code	Quantity	Data Sheet
NCL-10	10	yes
NCL-20	20	yes
NCL-50	50	no
NCL-W	380	yes

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Scientific publications mentioning use of this AFM probe

Milczarek, Michał, Dariusz M. Jarząbek, Piotr Jenczyk, Kamil Bochenek, and Maciej Filipiak
Novel paradigm in AFM probe fabrication: Broadened range of stiffness, materials, and tip shapes
Tribology International 180 (2023): 108308
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.triboint.2023.108308

Jeong, Sanghwa, Rebecca L. Pinals, Bhushan Dharmadhikari, Hayong Song, Ankarao Kalluri, Debika Debnath, Qi Wu, Moon-Ho Ham, Prabir Patra, and Markita P. Landry
Graphene quantum dot oxidation governs noncovalent biopolymer adsorption
Scientific reports 10, no. 1 (2020): 7074.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-63769-z

Sportelli, Maria Chiara, Marco Valentini, Rosaria Anna Picca, Antonella Milella, Angelo Nacci, Antonio Valentini, and Nicola Cioffi
New insights in the ion beam sputtering deposition of ZnO-fluoropolymer nanocomposites
Applied Sciences 8, no. 1 (2018): 77.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/app8010077

Stubbs, James M., Danielle McRae, Johanna M. Blacquiere, François Lagugné-Labarthet, and Silvia Mittler.
A Mass-Producible and Versatile Sensing System: Localized Surface Plasmon Resonance Excited by Individual Waveguide Modes
Western Libraries
https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/215386936.pdf

Holzinger, Angelika, Gregor Neusser, Benjamin JJ Austen, Alonso Gamero-Quijano, Grégoire Herzog, Damien WM Arrigan, Andreas Ziegler, Paul Walther, and Christine Kranz
Investigation of modified nanopore arrays using FIB/SEM tomography
Faraday Discussions 210 (2018): 113-130
https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlehtml/2018/fd/c8fd00019k

McRae, Danielle M., Keuna Jeon, and François Lagugné-Labarthet
Plasmon-mediated drilling in thin metallic nanostructures
ACS omega 3, no. 7 (2018): 7269-7277
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.8b00774

Sahle, Fitsum Feleke, Michael Giulbudagian, Julian Bergueiro, Jürgen Lademann, and Marcelo Calderón
Dendritic polyglycerol and N-isopropylacrylamide based thermoresponsive nanogels as smart carriers for controlled delivery of drugs through the hair follicle
Nanoscale 9, no. 1 (2017): 172-182
DOI: 10.1039/C6NR06435C

Sportelli, Maria Chiara, Erhan Tuetuencue, Rosaria A. Picca, Marco Valentini, Antonio Valentini, Christine Kranz, Boris Mizaikoff, Holger Barth, and Nicola Cioffi
Inhibiting P. fluorescens biofilms with fluoropolymer-embedded silver nanoparticles: an in-situ spectroscopic study
Scientific reports 7, no. 1 (2017): 11870
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-12088-x

Liu, Yang, Angelika Holzinger, Peter Knittel, Lukasz Poltorak, Alonso Gamero-Quijano, William DA Rickard, Alain Walcarius, Grégoire Herzog, Christine Kranz, and Damien WM Arrigan
Visualization of diffusion within nanoarrays
Analytical chemistry 88, no. 13 (2016): 6689-6695
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.analchem.6b00513

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