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State-of-the-art Systems
Established Instruments & Tools
attocube’s State-of-the-art Systems constitute a wide range of dedicated
research tools within attoMICROSCOPY. Many of these instruments are
based on well-established techniques in nanoscience, which have been
adopted and optimized for low temperature and high magnetic field
operation exclusively by attocube. Despite the additional complexity
due to such extreme environments, we are striving to design our scanning
probe microscopes (SPMs) so that the difference between room and low
temperature operation fades away.
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Our measurement options provide user-friendly instrumental platforms
for the characterization of material properties on the nanoscale via SPM
such as magnetic force microscopy (MFM) or scanning Hall probe microscopy
(SHPM), as well as for optical characterization of quantum objects via
confocal microscopy (CFM) and Raman spectroscopy.
With a large number of installed systems, the key features of these instru-
ments are proven performance, flexibility and ease of use. All systems
have been standardized to offer cost-effective solutions, addressing
the majority of experimental SPM requirements.
Patented positioning technology Robust & reliable performance
At the heart of every measurement instrument, nanopositioning
stages based on our patented slip-stick principle provide several
degrees of freedom over several millimeters, with a sub-nm
precision. The reliabe performance of our state-of-the-art microscope systems
for low and variable temperature has been proven by more than
200 installed microscope systems around the world, and the
overwhelming number of outstanding scientific papers published
with their help.
Powerful electronics Flexible upgrade options
The clever mechanical design of our microscopes is complemented
by versatile and powerful electronics, such as our renowned
ASC500 scanning probe microscopy controller and the ASC400
confocal microscope controller. Choose from a variety of upgrade options ranging from addi-
tional wiring (twisted pairs as well as flexible and semi-rigid
coaxial wires), to closed loop upgrades for coarse positioners
and scanners, as well as inspection optics for the microscopes,
sample holders and a variety of additional accessories to adapt
the instrument to your application.
Variable temperatures & high magnetic fields Large scan ranges at low temperature
All of our instruments have been very carefully designed to meet
the requirements of cryogenic environments and high magnetic
fields by the choice of suitable materials and appropriate me-
chanical working principles. The state-of-the-art microscopes feature larger scan ranges than
any other comparable system on the market, and can be further
upgraded with the ultra-large scan range option to up to 125 µm
x 125 µm at low temperatures.