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PPP-LFMR

Cantilever data:
Property Nominal Value Specified Range
Resonance Frequency [kHz] 23 1 - 57
Force Constant [N/m] 0.2 0.01 - 1.87
Length [µm] 225 215 - 235
Mean Width [µm] 48 40 - 55
Thickness [µm] 1 0.1 - 2
Order codes and shipping units:
Order Code AFM probes per pack Data sheet
PPP-LFMR-10 10 of all probes
PPP-LFMR-20 20 of all probes
PPP-LFMR-50 50
PPP-LFMR-W 380 of up to 32 probes
PointProbe® Plus AFM tip front view
PointProbe® Plus AFM tip front view
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NANOSENSORS™ PointProbe® Plus AFM Probes

PointProbe® Plus Lateral Force Microscopy - Reflex Coating

The PointProbe® Plus (PPP) combines high application versatility and compatibility with most commercial SPMs. The typical AFM tip radius of less than 7 nm and the minimized variation in AFM tip shape provide reproducible images and enhanced resolution.

For lateral or friction force microscopy NANOSENSORS™ offers a special type of AFM probe (LFM: lateral force microscopy). This sensor type is optimized for a high sensitivity to lateral or friction forces by an extremely soft, thin AFM cantilever

The AFM probe offers unique features:

  • guaranteed AFM tip radius of curvature  < 10 nm
  • AFM tip height 10 - 15 µm
  • highly doped silicon to dissipate static charge
  • Al coating on detector side of AFM cantilever
  • 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 reflective coating is an approximately 30 nm thick aluminum coating on the detector side of the AFM cantilever which enhances the reflectivity of the laser beam by a factor of about 2.5. Furthermore it prevents light from interfering within the AFM cantilever. As the coating is nearly stress-free the bending of the AFM cantilever due to stress is less than 2 degrees.

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

How to optimize AFM scanning parameters: list-img

Hesam Khaksar, Prashant Mittal, Nabil Daghbouj, Grzegorz Cios, Tomas Polcar and Enrico Gnecco
A comparative nanotribological investigation on amorphous and polycrystalline forms of MoS2
Applied Surface Science, Volume 672, 1 November 2024, 160842
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2024.160842


Bin Hu, Xiang Zhou, Wengen Ouyang and Wen Wang
Unconventional temperature dependence of friction at the single-asperity silicon/graphite interface
Physical Review B (2024) 110, 184112
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.110.184112


Takeru Omiya, Enrico Pedretti, Manuel Evaristo, Albano Cavaleiro, Arménio C. Serra, Jorge F.J. Coelho, Fabio Ferreira and Maria Clelia Righi
Synergistic effects of nitrogen-containing functionalized copolymer and silicon-doped DLC for friction and wear reduction
Tribology International, Volume 200, December 2024, 110183
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.triboint.2024.110183


Lina Zhang, Xinfeng Tan, Jianguo Jiao, Dan Guo and Jianbin Luo
Comparative analysis of frictional behavior and mechanism of molybdenum ditelluride with different structures
Friction, Volume 12, pages 110–119, (2024)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40544-023-0738-6


Seonha Park, Phuong Lien Nguyen, Ivan V. Vlassiouk, Mingi Choi, Seokjun Kim, Jaekwang Lee and Songkil Kim
Unveiling the mechanism of surface corrugation formation on a quasi free-standing bi-layer graphene via experimental and modeling investigations
Applied Surface Science, Volume 644, 30 January 2024, 158749
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2023.158749


Stephanie E. Liu, Thomas T. Zeng, Ruiqin Wu, Vinod K. Sangwan and Mark C. Hersam
Low-voltage short-channel MoS2 memtransistors with high gate-tunability
Journal of Materials Research, Volume 39, pages 1463–1472, (2024)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1557/s43578-024-01343-3


Hassan Zhairabany, Hesam Khaksar, Edgars Vanags and Liutauras Marcinauskas
Effect of Molybdenum Concentration and Deposition Temperature on the Structure and Tribological Properties of the Diamond-like Carbon Films
Crystals 2024, 14(11), 962
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst14110962


Haojie Lang, Yitian Peng, Kun Zou, Ruling Chen and Yao Huang
Friction of graphene oxide with water nanodroplets under high relative humidity
Tribology International, Volume 188, October 2023, 108837
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.triboint.2023.108837


Lina Zhang, Xinfeng Tan, Jianguo Jiao, Dan Guo and Jianbin Luo
Comparative analysis of frictional behavior and mechanism of molybdenum ditelluride with different structures
Friction (2023)
DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1007/s40544-023-0738-6


Wen Wang and Xiang Zhou
Temperature-dependent friction coefficient on flat graphite plane
Surface Science, Volume 729, March 2023, 122233
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.susc.2022.122233


Wen Wang, Dirk Dietzel, Changtao Liu and André Schirmeisen
Nanoscale Friction across the First-Order Charge Density Wave Phase Transition of 1T-TaS2
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2023, 15, 3, 4774–4780
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.2c19240


Zhairabany, V. Dovydaitis, H. Khaksar, E. Vanags, E. Gnecco and L. Marcinauskas
Influence of molybdenum concentration on the microstructure and nanotribological properties of diamond-like carbon films
Journal of Materials Science, Volume 58, pages 13437–13448, (2023)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-023-08854-0


Dooho Lee, Hochan Jeong, Hyunsoo Lee, Yong-Hyun Kim and Jeong Young Park
Phase-dependent Friction on Exfoliated Transition Metal Dichalcogenides Atomic Layers
small, Volume 19, Issue 47, November 22, 2023, 2302713
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.202302713


Min Gi Choi, Seonha Park, Habeom Lee and Songkil Kim
Correlating surface structures and nanoscale friction of CVD Multi-Layered graphene
Applied Surface Science, Volume 584, 15 May 2022, 152572
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2022.152572


Wen Wang, Xiang Zhou, Linmao Qian and Q.-C. He
Effect of temperature-induced contact quality evolution on nanoscale friction
Physical Review B 106 (2022), 134103
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.106.134103


Zishuai Wu, Tongtong Yu, Wei Wu, Jianxi Liu, Zhinan Zhang, Daoai Wang and Weimin Liu
Nanotribology of SiP nanosheets: Effect of thickness and sliding velocity
Friction, Volume 10, pages 2033–2044, (2022)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40544-021-0570-9


Corina Birleanu, Marius Pustan , Grigore Pop, Mircea Cioaza, Florin Popa, Lucian Lazarescu and Glad Contiu
Experimental Investigation of the Tribological Behaviors of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites under Boundary Lubrication
Polymers 2022, 14(18), 3716£
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/polym14183716


Marius Pustan, Corina Birleanu, Rodica Voicu and Raluca Muller
AFM Characterization of Temperature Effect on the SU-8 Mechanical and Tribological Properties
Polymers 2022, 14(5), 1009
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/polym14051009


Leonardo M. Leidens, Marcelo E. H. Maia da Costa, Neileth S. Figueroa, Rodrigo A. Barbieri, Fernando Alvarez, Alexandre F. Michels and Carlos A. Figueroa
On the physicochemical origin of nanoscale friction: the polarizability and electronegativity relationship tailoring nanotribology
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2021,23, 2873-2884
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/D0CP06436J
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Carlos-Figueroa-19/publication/348180711_On_the_physicochemical_origin_of_the_nanoscale_friction_the_polarizability_and_electronegativity_relationship_tailoring_nanotribology/links/603bddc24585158939d975a0/On-the-physicochemical-origin-of-the-nanoscale-friction-the-polarizability-and-electronegativity-relationship-tailoring-nanotribology.pdf


Yitian Peng, Xingzhong Zeng, Kang Yu and Haojie Lang
Deformation induced atomic-scale frictional characteristics of atomically thin two-dimensional materials
Carbon, Volume 163, 15 August 2020, Pages 186-196
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbon.2020.03.024


You-Shin No, Ji Hye Lee, Bae Ho Park and Jin Sik Choi
Ripples, Wrinkles, and Crumples in Folded Graphene
Journal of the Korean Physical Society volume 76, pages985–990 ( 2020 )
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3938/jkps.76.985


Doğuş Özkan, Mustafa A. Yılmaz, Seda Ataş Bakdemir and Egemen Sulukan
Wear and Friction Behavior of TiB2 Thin Film–Coated AISI 52100 Steels under the Lubricated Condition
Tribology Transactions Volume 63, 2020 - Issue 6
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/10402004.2020.1784497


Xin Feng, Lingling Li and Zhiyong Wie
The effect of substrate on the tribological properties of graphene
2020 IEEE 15th International Conference on Nano/Micro Engineered and Molecular System (NEMS)
DOI: 10.1109/NEMS50311.2020.9265622


Tien Van Tran and Koo-Hyun Chung
Tribological Characteristics of Single-Layer h-BN Measured by Colloidal Probe Atomic Force Microscopy
Coatings 2020, 10(6), 530
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings10060530


Melissa Machado Rodrigues, Cristian Padilha Fontoura, Ana Elisa Dotta Maddalozzo, Leonardo Mathias Leidens, Higor Gomes Quevedo, Klester dos Santos Souza, Janainada Silva Crespo, Alexandre, Fassini Michels, Carlos Alejandro Figueroa, CesarAguzzoli
Ti, Zr and Ta coated UHMWPE aiming surface improvement for biomedical purposes
Composites Part B: Engineering, Volume 189, 15 May 2020, 107909
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesb.2020.107909


Melissa Machado Rodrigues, Estela K. Kerstner Baldin, Cristian Padilha Fontoura, Leonardo Mathias Leidens, Rodrigo Antônio Barbieri, Rafaele Frassini, Célia de Fraga Malfatti, Mariana Roesch-Ely, Carlos Alejandro Figueroa and Cesar Aguzzoli
Overview of sterilization methods for UHMWPE through surface analysis
Materials Advances, 2020,1, 3243-3255
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/D0MA00772B


Wen Wang, Dirk Dietzel and André Schirmeisen
Single-asperity sliding friction across the superconducting phase transition
Science Advances  20 Mar 2020: Vol. 6, no. 12, eaay0165
DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aay0165


Wen Wang, Ashu Wang and Lingyan Zeng
Temperature effects on the nano-friction across exposed atomic step edges
AIP Advances 10, 085322 (2020)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0019196


Kyung Sook Kima, Se Jik Han, Tae-Hee Lee, Tae-Joon Park, Samjin Choi, Yoon-Goo Kang, Ki-Ho Park
Surface analysis of metal clips of ceramic self-ligating brackets
The Korean Journal of Orthodontics 2019;49:12-20
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4041/kjod.2019.49.1.12
https://synapse.koreamed.org/upload/SynapseData/PDFData/1123kjod/kjod-49-12.pdf


Hyunsoo Lee, Hochan Jeong, Joonki Suh,⊥Won Hui Doh, Jaeyoon Baik, Hyun-Joon Shin, Jae-Hyeon Ko, Junqiao Wu, Yong-Hyun Kim and Jeong Young Park
Nanoscale Friction on Confined Water Layers Intercalated between MoS2 Flakes and Silica
The Journal of Physical Chemistry, C2019, 123, 8827−8835
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.8b11426
https://par.nsf.gov/servlets/purl/10107023


Quang Dang Nguyen, Eun-SuokOh and Koo-HyunChung
Nanomechanical properties of polymer binders for Li-ion batteries probed with colloidal probe atomic force microscopy
Polymer Testing, Volume 76, July 2019, Pages 245-253
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymertesting.2019.03.025


Matthias Vorholzer, J. G. Vilhena, Ruben Perez, Enrico Gnecco, Dirk Dietzel and André Schirmeisen
Temperature Activates Contact Aging in Silica Nanocontacts
Physical Review X 9, 041045 – Published 2 December 2019
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevX.9.041045
https://journals.aps.org/prx/pdf/10.1103/PhysRevX.9.041045


W. Wang, D. Dietzel and A. Schirmeisen,
Lattice Discontinuities of 1T-TaS2 across First Order Charge Density Wave Phase Transitions
Nature Scientific Reports 9, 7066 (2019)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-43307-2


Hyunsoo Lee, Jae-Hyeon Ko, Hee Chan Song, Miquel Salmeron, Yong-Hyun Kim and Jeong Young Park
Isotope- and Thickness-Dependent Friction of Water Layers Intercalated Between Graphene and Mica
Tribology Letters volume 66, Article number: 36 (2018)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11249-018-0984-3
https://escholarship.org/content/qt05q8m4j0/qt05q8m4j0.pdf


Ji Hye Lee, Sangik Lee, Ji Hoon Jeon, Da Yea Oh, Minjung Shin, Mi Jung Lee, Sachin Shinde, Jong-Hyun Ahn, Chang Jae Roh, Jong Seok Lee and Bae Ho Park
Universality of strain-induced anisotropic friction domains on 2D materials
NPG Asia Materials volume 10, pages1069–1075(2018)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41427-018-0098-2


Xingzhong Zeng, Yitian Peng, Lei Liu, Haojie Lang  and Xing'an Cao
Dependence of the friction strengthening of graphene on velocity
Nanoscale, 2018,10, 1855-1864
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/C7NR07517K


En-De Chu, Po-Hsiang Wang, Yi-Zhe Hong, Wei-Yen Woon and Hsiang-Chih Chiu
Frictional characteristics of nano-confined water mediated hole-doped single-layer graphene on silica surface
Nanotechnology, Volume 30, Number 4, 045706
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6528/aaed5b


Jee Soo Chang, Sunghyun Kim, Ha‐Jun Sung, Jegyeong Yeon, Kee Joo Chang, Xiaoqin Li, Suenne Kim
Graphene Nanoribbons with Atomically Sharp Edges Produced by AFM Induced Self‐Folding
Small, Volume14, Issue 47, November 22, 2018, 1803386
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.201803386


Mathias J. Boland, Jacob L. Hempel, Armin Ansary, Mohsen Nasseri, and Douglas R. Strachan
Graphene used as a lateral force microscopy calibration material in the low-load non-linear regime
Review of Scientific Instruments 89, 113902 (2018)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5044727
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1605&context=physastron_facpub


Xingzhong Zeng, Yitian Peng, Haojie Lang
A novel approach to decrease friction of graphene
Carbon, Volume 118, July 2017, Pages 233-240
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbon.2017.03.042
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Yitian-Peng-3/publication/315503699_A_novel_approach_to_decrease_friction_of_graphene/links/59e6a31a0f7e9b13aca3cd42/A-novel-approach-to-decrease-friction-of-graphene.pdf


YitianPeng, Xingzhong Zeng, Lei Liu, Xingan Cao, Kun Zou, Ruling Chen
Nanotribological characterization of graphene on soft elastic substrate
Carbon, Volume 124, November 2017, Pages 541-546
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbon.2017.09.018


Bien-Cuong Tran Khac, Koo-Hyun Chung
Quantitative Assessment of Friction Characteristics of Single-Layer MoS2 and Graphene Using Atomic Force Microscopy
Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Volume 16, Number 5, May 2016, pp. 4428-4433(6)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1166/jnn.2016.11004


Marc-Dominik Krass, Nitya Nand Gosvami, Robert W Carpick, Martin H Müser and Roland Bennewitz
Dynamic shear force microscopy of viscosity in nanometer-confined hexadecane layers
Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, Volume 28, Number 13, 134004, (2016)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1088/0953-8984/28/13/134004


Bien Cuong Tran and KhacKoo-Hyun Chung
Quantitative assessment of contact and non-contact lateral force calibration methods for atomic force microscopy
Ultramicroscopy, Volume 161, February 2016, Pages 41-50
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ultramic.2015.10.028


Mathias J. Boland, Mohsen Nasseri, D. Patrick Hunley, Armin Ansarya and  Douglas R. Strachan
Striped nanoscale friction and edge rigidity of MoS2 layers
RSC Advances, 2015,5, 92165-92173
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/C5RA20617K
https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/getauthorversionpdf/c5ra20617k


Duk Hyun Lee, Mi Jung Lee, Yeon Soo Kim, Jin Sik Choi, Bae HoPark
Sample rotation angle dependence of graphene thickness measured using atomic force microscope
Carbon, Volume 81, January 2015, Pages 210-215
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbon.2014.09.051


Samjin Choi, Eun‐Young Hwang, Hun‐Kuk Park, Young‐Guk Park
Correlation between frictional force and surface roughness of orthodontic archwires
Scanning, The Journal of Scanning Microscopies, Volume37, Issue 6, November/December 2015, Pages 399-405
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/sca.21225
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/sca.21225


Yeonggu Park, Jin Sik Choi, Taekjib Choi, Mi Jung Lee, Quanxi Jia, Minwoo Park, Hoonkyung Lee and Bae Ho Park
Configuration of ripple domains and their topological defects formed under local mechanical stress on hexagonal monolayer graphene
Nature Scientific Reports volume 5, Article number: 9390 (2015)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/srep09390


Nitya Nand Gosvami, Prathima C. Nalam, Annemarie L. Exarhos, Qizhan Tam, James M. Kikkawa and Robert W. Carpick
Direct torsional actuation of microcantilevers using magnetic excitation
Applied Physics Letters 105, 093101 (2014)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4894737


Jin Sik Choi, Young Jun Chang, Sungjong Woo, Young-Woo Son, Yeonggu Park, Mi Jung Lee, Ik-Su Byun, Jin-Soo Kim, Choon-Gi Choi, Aaron Bostwick, Eli Rotenberg and Bae Ho Park
Correlation between micrometer-scale ripple alignment and atomic-scale crystallographic orientation of monolayer graphene
Nature Scientific Reports volume 4, Article number: 7263 (2014)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/srep07263
https://www.nature.com/articles/srep07263


D. Patrick Hunley, Tyler J. Flynn, Tom Dodson, Abhishek Sundararajan, Mathias J. Boland and Douglas R. Strachan
Friction, adhesion, and elasticity of graphene edges
Physical Review B (covering condensed matter and materials physics) ,87, 035417 – Published 22 January 2013
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.87.035417


Jin-Soo Kim, Jin Sik Choi, Mi Jung Lee, Bae Ho Park, Danil Bukhvalov, Young-Woo Son, Duhee Yoon, Hyeonsik Cheong, Jun-Nyeong Yun, Yousung Jung, Jeong Young Park and Miquel Salmeron
Between Scylla and Charybdis: Hydrophobic Graphene-Guided Water Diffusion on Hydrophilic Substrates
Nature Scientific Reports volume 3, Article number: 2309 (2013)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/srep02309


Kristin Hecht, FlorianMesserschmidt, Peter Pfeifer, Roland Dittmeyer, Bettina Kraushaar-Czarnetzki, Scott Hecht
Surface roughness of machined microchannels and its effect on multiphase boundary conditions
Chemical Engineering Journal, Volume 227, 1 July 2013, Pages 2-12
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2012.11.127


Jin Sik Choi, Jin-Soo Kim, Ik-Su Byun, Duk Hyun Lee, In Rok Hwang, Bae Ho Park, Taekjib Choi, Jeong Young Park and Miquel Salmeron
Facile characterization of ripple domains on exfoliated graphene
Review of Scientific Instruments 83, 073905 (2012)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4737428


Hsiang-Chih Chiu, Sedat Dogan, Mirjam Volkmann, Christian Klinke and Elisa Riedo
Adhesion and size dependent friction anisotropy in boron nitride nanotubes
Nanotechnology, Volume 23, Number 45, 455706 ( 2012)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1088/0957-4484/23/45/455706
https://arxiv.org/pdf/1304.1013.pdf


Hsiang‐Chih Chiu, Beate Ritz, Suenne Kim, Erio Tosatti, Christian Klinke, Elisa Riedo
Sliding on a Nanotube: Interplay of Friction, Deformations and Structure
Advanced Materials; Volume 24, Issue 21, June 5, 2012, Pages 2879-2884
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.201104712
https://arxiv.org/pdf/1306.1791.pdf


Heinz-Georg Flesch, Simon G. J. Mathijssen, Fatemeh Gholamrezaie, Armin Moser, Alfred Neuhold, Jirí Novák, Sergei A. Ponomarenko, Quan Shen, Christian Teichert, Gregor Hlawacek, Peter Puschnig, Claudia Ambrosch-Draxl, Roland Resel and Dago M. de Leeuw
Microstructure and Phase Behavior of a Quinquethiophene-Based Self-Assembled Monolayer as a Function of Temperature
Journal of Physical Chemistry C 2011, 115, 46, 22925–22930
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/jp206033x
https://pure.rug.nl/ws/portalfiles/portal/6770209/2011JPhysChemCFlesch.pdf


Т. Klünsner, Q. Shen, G. Hlawacek, C. Teichert, N. Fateh, G. A. Fontalvo, C. Mitterer
Morphology characterization and friction coefficient determination of sputtered V2O5 films
Thin Solid Films, Volume 519, Issue 4, 1 December 2010, Pages 1416-1420
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsf.2010.09.040


Othmar Marti, Michael Holzwarth and Michael Beil
Measuring the nanomechanical properties of cancer cells by digital pulsed force mode imaging
Nanotechnology, Volume 19, Number 38, 384015 ( 2008 )
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1088/0957-4484/19/38/384015