Capabilities
List of Available Tools
Tool Make and Model
Key Differentiator
Node
Asylum Research Cypher ES (UoN)
Atomic force microscope (AFM) for polymer film analysis
Materials Node
Materials Node
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Description
An atomic force microscope which performs very high resolution probing of surfaces. The ES model of the Cypher has an environmental chamber, allowing for the control of temperature and the atmosphere around the sample. Dry and liquid AFM is possible with this system.
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Related Information
Typical sample size is maximum 10 mm x 10 mm.
Scanning window is maximum 30 μm.
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Tool Owner
Digital Instruments DI3000 (UNSW)
Atomic force microscope (AFM)
NSW
NSW
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Description
More information to come
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Related Information
More information to come
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Tool Owner
NTEGRA NT-MDT (Griffith)
AFM/Raman with NeXT filter
QLD
QLD
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Description
This tool provides chemical plus spatial mapping of a sample, and can perform AFM on the same area.
It is used to capture spectroscopic analysis of materials, mapping, imaging and to observe in situ reactions under electrochemical control synthesis.
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Related Information
Sample size of 150 x 150 mm.
Controlled temperature and gas environments.
Remote operation for hazardous systems.
Laser wavelengths available for Raman 325, 442, 514, 633 and 785nm.
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Tool Owner
JPK NanoWizard II (UQ)
Atomic force microscope (AFM) for biological samples
QLD
QLD
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Description
AFM with cell adhesion module, suitable for live cell imaging built on a Zeiss inverted microscope base.
Modes available: fluid cell; temperature and gas control for biological samples; cohesion module (piezo crystal 100 µm in Z); optical/AFM image overlay; and electrochemical unit.
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Related Information
Large substrate size can be handled.
Topological map of 90 µm x 90 µm with sub-nanometre resolution in Z.
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Tool Owner
Asylum Research MFP3D-BIO (UQ)
Atomic force microscope (AFM) with inverted optical microscope
QLD
QLD
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Description
General use Atomic Force Microscope (AFM) built on a Nikon inverted microscope base for integrated scanning-probe and optical microscopy.
Modes available; Kelvin force probe/adhesion and stiffness maps, conductivity maps and single molecule spectroscopy, viscoelastic mapping, magnetic force mapping.
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Related Information
Large substrate size can be handled.
Topological map of 90 µm x 90 µm with sub-nanometre resolution in Z.
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Tool Owner
WITec alpha300 RA+S (UQ)
Atomic force microscope (AFM) with Raman and SNOM functionality
QLD
QLD
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Description
Single system with the ability to analyse a the Raman spectrum, the surface topology and the SNOM signal of a sample.
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Related Information
Image size of 90 µm x 90 µm topological map and Raman map.
Sub nm resolution in Z axis.
532 and 633 nm laser sources for Raman.
300nm Raman spot size.
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Tool Owner
Asylum Research Cypher (UQ)
Atomic force microscope (AFM) with high resolution m
QLD
QLD
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Description
A purpose built AFM in a dedicated enclosure to investigate surface nanomechanics and topography.
Modes available: Kelvin probe force microscopy (KPFM); high voltage piezoresponse force microscopy (HV-PFM); scanning tunnelling microscopy (STM); and AM-FM viscoelastic mapping mode.
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Related Information
Substrate size of 15mm diameter.
Topological map of 30 µm x 30 µm.
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Tool Owner
Horiba / Nanonics XploRA / MultiView 4000 (Flinders)
Raman confocal microscope and atomic force microscope (AFM) with tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (TERS) capability
SA
SA
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Description
Raman spectroscopy system, including a confocal microscope and an atomic force microscope which can perform tip enhanced Raman spectroscopy (TERS)
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Related Information
Confocal Raman system with large area scanning stage. Lasers available are 532, 638 and 786nm. TERS option allows spectra to be recorded with a spatial resolution of 90nm.
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Tool Owner
Asylum Research MFP3D-BIO (La Trobe)
Atomic force microscope (AFM) with inverted optical microscope
VIC
VIC
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Description
General use Atomic Force Microscope (AFM) built on a Nikon inverted microscope base for integrated scanning-probe and optical microscopy.
Modes available; Kelvin force probe/adhesion and stiffness maps, conductivity maps and single molecule spectroscopy, viscoelastic mapping, magnetic force mapping.
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Related Information
Large substrate size can be handled.
Topological map of 90 µm x 90 µm with sub-nanometre resolution in Z.
Accessories: closed fluid cell, electrochemistry fluid cell, temperature-controlled fluid exchange, polymer heater.
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Tool Owner
Asylum Research MFP3D-SA (La Trobe)
Atomic force microscope (AFM)
VIC
VIC
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Description
A versatile AFM mounted on an active-damping vibration-isolation table in an acoustic-isolation enclosure to improve resolution.
Operating Modes: contact and non-contact (AC) AFM, EFM, MFM, lateral force microscopy (LFM), conductive AFM, KPFM, and nanolithography.
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Related Information
90 μm X-Y raster scanning
Accessory features: closed fluid cell, electrochemistry fluid cell, temperature-controlled fluid exchange (BioHeater™), and polymer heater.
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Tool Owner
Bruker Dimension Icon (MCN)
Atomic force microscope (AFM) with various condition control and usability modules
VIC
VIC
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Description
The Dimension Icon AFM features a number of application modules such as ScanAsyst, Peak Force QNMTM (PFQNM), electrical materials characterisation and heating and cooling studies.
The ScanAsyst imaging mode performs automatic image optimisation by controlling the tip-sample interaction force for faster and more consistent imaging results.
The PFQNM mode analyses tip-sample interaction forces and generates quantitative nanoscale maps of mechanical properties, including modulus, adhesion, deformation, and dissipation. PFQNM operates over an extremely wide range to characterise a large variety of sample types.
The AFM executes temperature control and thermal analysis on samples from -35°C to 250°C while scanning in various AFM modes.
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Related Information
Features a large sample platform.
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Tool Owner
JPK NanoWizard II (MCN)
Atomic force microscope (AFM) for biological samples
VIC
VIC
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Description
AFM with cell adhesion module, suitable for live cell imaging built on a Zeiss inverted microscope base.
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Related Information
Large substrate size can be handled.
Topological map of 90 µm x 90 µm with sub-nanometre resolution in Z.
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