Fast-scanning, ultra-high-resolution probe with a guaranteed ≤2 nm diamond-like carbon (HDC/DLC) tip radius for consistent performance and extended tip life — the ideal probe where measurement repeatability and throughput matter at the highest resolution. Each pack contains 5 probes.
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35 (30-45) N/m |
Reflex |
Al |
Gas |
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GetReal |
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1200 (1100-1400) kHz |
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HDC/DLC |
Liquid |
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blueDrive |
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2 (2-3) nm |
Lever |
Quartz |
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blueDrive |
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The QUANTUM-AC55 SuperSharp (SS) is the ultra-high-resolution variant of the QUANTUM-AC55 family, carrying a guaranteed ≤2 nm tip radius. It is the right probe where resolution is the binding constraint: quantitative roughness measurements at the highest accuracy, sub-5 nm feature imaging, and tip deconvolution workflows where a well-characterised, sharp, and stable tip is non-negotiable. Semiconductor users will find it most immediately relevant, but the case is equally strong wherever a defensible, traceable tip radius is part of the measurement protocol.
Like the standard QUANTUM-AC55, the HDC/DLC tip maintains its geometry far longer than bare silicon, enabling repeatable roughness values across many measurements and probe changes. The SuperSharp variant adds a tighter guarantee on top of that durability: every individual probe in the box is measured in high-resolution SEM, and a serial-numbered TrueDimensions™ datasheet is included, confirming actual tip radius, tilt compensation angle, and measured resonance frequency. You know exactly what you are loading before you begin.
The quartz cantilever supports clean, high-Q tapping mode operation at nominally 1200 kHz. The 11° tilt compensation geometry ensures the tip apex is perpendicular to the sample surface on standard AFM heads, minimising asymmetric imaging artefacts. The aluminum backside reflex coating optimises laser signal return across all optical-lever instrument types.
Compatible with Oxford Instruments Jupiter blueDrive™ photothermal excitation.
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