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Description

This is the most state of art AFM in SAC. The instrument can provide controlled gas/liquid/humidity environment. It’s also capable of heating (250 ℃), cooling-heating (0~120℃) and high voltage (+/- 220V).

Environmental options:

  • Liquid- regular
  • Liquid- perfusion
  • Humidity controlled
  • Heating (Room temperature to 250℃)
  • Cooling-heating (0~120℃)

Imaging mode:

  • Contact topography (Lateral Force Mode)
  • Tapping Mode with Q-control
  • BlueDrive™ – High speed imaging 10x-20x faster
  • Force Modulation
  • Frequency Modulation
  • Phase imaging
  • Force Curve Mode
  • Fast Force Mapping (Force volume)
  • Bimodal Dual AC™
  • Magnetic Force Microscopy (MFM)
  • Electrostatic Force Microscopy (EFM)
  • Scanning Kelvin Probe Microscopy (SKPM)
  • MicroAngelo™ (Nanolithography and nanomanipulation)
  • Electrochemical AFM (EC-AFM)
  • AM-FM Viscoelastic Mapping Mode
  • AM-FM/Loss Tangent
  • Conductive AFM
  • Dual gain ORCA™
  • Piezoresponse force microscopy (PFM)

To schedule training and sample characterization, please visit our website: AFM – Surface Analysis Center

Location SAC | Chemistry 0504
Manufacturer Oxford Instruments Asylum Research Cypher ES
Link
Staff Contact Yuchen Niu
niu@umd.edu

Rates
Large Commercial
$96/hr
Small Commercial / MTECH
$85/hr
External Non-profit / University
$46/hr
UMD
$30/hr
No Charge
$0/hr
Reservations
Date Start End User
07/16/2026 01:00 PM 04:45 PM Yuchen Niu
Logs
Thu, Jul 16, 2026
1:00 pm - 4:45 pm
Yuchen Niu
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AFM Basic training Luc Phuong Nhu Tran Dept: Electrical and Computer Engineering PI: Kevin Daniels
Wed, Jul 08, 2026
7:00 am - 7:30 am
Fathima-Zhulfaa Zhulficar
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Fri, Jun 26, 2026
11:15 am - 11:30 am
Fathima-Zhulfaa Zhulficar
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Fri, Jun 26, 2026
9:15 am - 9:30 am
Fathima-Zhulfaa Zhulficar
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Wed, Jun 24, 2026
9:30 am - 9:45 am
Fathima-Zhulfaa Zhulficar
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SOPs
cypherbasictrainingSOP_2.pdf (4.3 MB)
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