Alignment Free Cantilever Holder

attocube introduces its alignment- free cantilever holder facilitating tip exchange and the mechanical alignment of the cantilever in all AFM/ MFM microscopes. The AFM head features a folding mechanism, which allows to easily extracting the cantilever holder for tip exchange without dismounting the AFM head itself.

The holder is simply put into an exchange basis with a leveled platform. This enables to easily slide in and out cantilevers, thus minimizing the danger of damaging the costly and valuable tips during handling. The tip itself is held in place by a spring blade, which can be slid open and closed via another clever quick folding mechanism. This way, the tip can virtually be replaced within tens of seconds.