Our goal: Create an AFM with a usability like a conventional light microscope
Using a light microscope is very easy: Put down a sample, do some focussing and in most cases you will see someting. It is not necessarily harder to do that with an AFM: Best examples are our DS 95 scanner series.
The integrated optical microscope and the connected CCD camera lets you easily find the interesting position on a sample. Then press the "Start" button; the rest is done by the AFM: With our selfmade piezo motor the cantilever smoothly approaches the surface and remains exactly in the Z axis middle position, so that the full Z range is available for scanning. Shortly after, the first image is ready and the controller continues by scanning the second image. The AFM automatically adjusts its Z-amplification according to the roughness of the sample. By this procedure it is possible to resolve atomic steps on the surface even with the scanner having the largest scan size of 200 x 200 x 15 µm.
And when the cantilever becomes dirty? No problem, exchanging the cantilever is even more simple than changing a microscope objective. This has been made possible by our perfect combination of mechanics, electronics and software.
Our AFMs work in any position and belong to the most compact instruments available on the marked. This also results in a very high stability. With our Iglu stage you can easily resolve atomic steps on nearly any writing table without additional active or passive vibration damping equipment. For good reason our instruments are integrated into many different companie's products.
Although most of our instruments is automatically controlled, you can have, if you like it, access to all parameters. Our scanners support nearly all measurement modes as well as AFM/STM lithography and diverse spectroscopy functions. Additionaly, there are a kind of macro language for process automatization, free copiing of our scan software, full data exchange with ImageMetrologie's SPM evaluation program SPIP, free laboratory control and scan software for Linux, long-term maintenance by backward compatibility of future controllers, etc...
Also regarding our other scanner types, i.e. STM and SNOM scanners, we attach great importance to ease of use. DME STM scanners belong to the best proven and established scanning probe microscopes at all, see the history of DME.
For your more complex problems our team of developers will assist you in finding the right solution and if you like we will develop exactly the right instrument for you. Just try it!
Let us demonstrate the power of our instruments. If it is at all possible, we like to do a deminstration at your place! Please use our contact page and we will find the closest dealer next to you. Or send us an email via info@dme-spm.com.