Alignment Grooves:
Some AFM systems, such as NanoScale, SIS, and others which use the nanosensors alignment chip as a standard feature, require alignment grooves on the back side of the AFM holder chip for correct holding and
calibration of each AFM probe. All products with alignment grooves have "-G" in their product number.
Available AFM Probes with alignment grooves are:
- Tap150-G
- Tap190-G
- Tap300AL-G
- Multi75AL-G; Multi75E-G; Multi75M-G
- ContAL-G
- ElectriCont-G
Please Note: The presence of the alignment Grooves does not affect the AFM probe in
systems that do not require this feature. AFM probes with grooves have the same specifications
and pricing as the equivalent probes without alignment grooves.
AFM Calibration
Budget Sensors tipchecker,
an SPM sample for fast, convenient and efficient determination of the AFM tip condition.
Budget Sensor cost effective AFM calibration standards with
20, 100 and 500nm step height.
Order a combination of whatever probes you want.
BudgetComboBox
gives you a choice of 50 AFM probes from any available BudgetSensors AFM Probe models you need.
Technical information and dimensions for the BudgetSensor AFM holder, cantilever and tip:
AFM Holder Chip

The AFM Holder Chip fits most commercial AFM's as it has industry standard size.
It is compatible with DI Nanoscope, PSI, JEOL, NT-MDT, Asylum, VEECO, WiTec and other
commercial AFM's
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AFM Cantilever

The AFM Cantilever is micromachined monolithic Silicon, comprising excellent uniformity.
It provides high quality imaging for all standard AFM's.
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AFM Tip

The AFM Tip is a micromachined monolithic Silicon probe, exhibiting excellent uniformity
and a sharp tip radius. The consistent tip radius of less than 10nm gives good resolution
and reproducibility. The probes (except the Silicon Nitride tip) feature an "on
scan angle" symmetric tip to provide a more symmetric representation of features
over 200nm.
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The BudgetSensors AFM probes are compatible with virtually all AFM systems on the market, please see the list below. Any exceptions are mentioned. If your AFM system is not mentioned in the list, please contact us to ask for compatibility.
- AFM Workshop
- Agilent - formerly Molecular Imaging (BudgetSensors Probes cannot be used for MAC Mode operation)
- AIST-NT
- Ambios (now KLA)
- Anfatech
- Asylum Instruments
- Attocube
- Beiing Nanoinstruments
- Bruker - formerly Veeco/formerly Digital Instruments (DI) (BudgetSensors Probes cannot be used for ScanAsyst Mode)
- Burleigh
- Digital Instruments (now Bruker)
- DME
- Force Precision
- Hitachi
- JEOL
- JPK
- KLA-Tencor - formerly Ambios & Quesant Molecular Imaging / now Agilent (BudgetSensors Probes cannot be used for MAC Mode operation)
- Nanofactory
- Nanofocus
- Nanomagnetics
- Nanonics
- Nanosurf (cannot use cantilevers with 125 um length)
- Nanotec Electronica
- NT-MDT Pacific Nanotechnology (sold to Agilent)
- Omicron
- Park Systems (formerly PSIA)
- PSI
- Quesant (now Ambios, now KLA-Tencor)
- RHK
- Shimadzu
- SiS GmbH (sold to Bruker)
- SII Nanotechnology
- Thermo Microscopes
- Topometrix
- Veeco (now Bruker)
- WiTec
- ZEISS