DT-FMR

Cantilever data:
Property Nominal Value Specified Range
Resonance Frequency [kHz] 105 65 - 155
Force Constant [N/m] 6.2 1.5 - 18.3
Length [µm] 225 215 - 235
Mean Width [µm] 27.5 20 - 35
Thickness [µm] 3 2 - 4
Order codes and shipping units:
Order Code AFM probes per pack Data sheet
DT-FMR-10 10 of all probes
DT-FMR-20 20 of all probes
DT-FMR-50 50
NANOSENSORS™ Diamond Coated PointProbe Plus Silicon AFM Probes

Diamond coated Tip - Force Modulation Mode - Reflex Coating

The DT-FMR probe is designed for force modulation microscopy. The force constant of this AFM cantilever type spans the gap between contact and non-contact mode and is specially tailored for the force modulation mode. The FM probe serves also as a basis for magnetic coatings (MFM). Furthermore non-contact or tapping mode operation is possible with the FM sensor but with reduced operation stability.

For applications that require hard contact between AFM tip and sample this sensor offers a real diamond tip-side coating. This coating features extremely high wear resistance due to the unsurpassed hardness of diamond. The typical macroscopic AFM tip radius of curvature lies in the range between 100 and 200 nm. Nanoroughnesses in the 10 nm regime improve the resolution on flat surfaces.

The AFM probe offers unique features:

  • real diamond coating
  • AFM tip height 10 - 15 µm
  • high mechanical Q-factor for high sensitivity
  • alignment grooves on backside of silicon holder chip
  • precise alignment of the AFM cantilever position (within +/- 2 µm) when used with the Alignment Chip
  • compatible with PointProbe® Plus XY-Alignment Series

The DT Diamond Coating is an approximately 100 nm thick coating of polycrystalline diamond on the tip-side of the AFM cantilever leading to an unsurpassed hardness of the AFM tip. The raman spectrum of the coating verifies the real diamond.

This AFM probe features alignment grooves on the back side of the holder chip. These grooves fit to the NANOSENSORS Alignment Chip.


Dengji Guo, Xinchun Chen, ChenhuiZ hang, Xiaoyu Wu, Zhiyuan Liu, Kunluo Li, Jun Zhang, Chenxue Wang
Nanoscale tunable reduction of interfacial friction on nano-patterned wear-resistant bulk metallic glass
Applied Surface Science, Volume 453, 30 September 2018, Pages 297-308
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2018.05.095


Rok Šibanc, Teja Kitak, Biljana Govedarica, Stanko Srčič, Rok Dreu
Physical properties of pharmaceutical pellets
Chemical Engineering Science, Volume 86, 4 February 2013, Pages 50-60
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ces.2012.04.037


Biljana Govedarica, Miha Škarabot, Ilija Ilić,  Odon Planinšek, Igor Muševič, StaneSrčič
Mapping the local elastic properties of pharmaceutical solids using atomic force microscopy
Procedia Engineering, Volume 10, 2011, Pages 2857-2866
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2011.04.475


E. Vaganova, G. Leitus, I. Wachtel, I. Popov, N. Shimoni, D. Olea, J. Gomez-Herrero, S, Yitzchaik
Effect of Gold Adsorption on the Conductive Properties of Cyclo-octasulfur Microcrystals
Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 2007, Volume 7, Number 12, pp. 4359-4364(6)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1166/jnn.2007.868


Jiří Brus, Milena Špírková
NMR Spectroscopy and Atomic Force Microscopy Characterization of Hybrid Organic – Inorganic Coatings
Macromolecular Symposia, Volume 220, Issue 1, Special Issue: Spectroscopy of Partially Ordered Macromolecular Systems, January 2005, Pages 155-164
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/masy.200550212


Ewa Tocha, Holger Schönherr, G. Julius Vancso, Natasha Siebelt
Influence of Grain Size and Humidity on the Nanotribological Properties of Wear-Resistant Nanostructured ZrO2 Coatings: An Atomic Force Microscopy Study
Journal of the American Ceramic Society, Volume 88, Issue 9, September 2005, Pages 2498-2503
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1551-2916.2005.00459.x