AFM-based Identer

Asylums MFP-3D Nanoindenter has been selected as one of the top five products exhibited at the AVS International Symposium. It is a true instrumented indenter that does not use cantilevers as part of the indenting mechanism. These characteristics and the use of state-of-the-art AFM sensors provide substantial advantages in accuracy, precision and sensitivity over other nanoindenting systems. Unlike cantilever indenters, the system drives the tip perpendicular to the surface. This vertical drive avoids the lateral movement and errors that are inherent in cantilever-based systems. The positioning accuracy is subnanometer using the systems closed loop nanopositioning sensors. The Identer can operate under fluid and at temperatures up to 300°C.