Nanoscale Infrared Spectroscopy

Tapping AFM-IR

The highest performance nanoscale IR chemical imaging solution

Bruker’s patented Tapping AFM-IR mode is the most advanced development in nanoscale IR technology, providing the highest spatial resolution for chemical imaging, enabling monolayer measurement sensitivity and extends the applications of nanoIR to a broader range of samples.

By extending our patented Resonance Enhanced AFM-IR technique to include tapping mode operation, Tapping AFM-IR extends the boundaries of performance for nanoscale IR spectroscopy. Additionally, the combination of Tapping AFM-IR and patented FASTspectra capability provides users with the most advanced, highest performance nanoscale IR spectroscopy capability with direct correlation to FTIR libraries:

10nm resolution and monolayer sensitivity IR chemical imaging
High-speed chemical imaging - 10x faster
Direct FTIR correlation enabling nanoscale FTIR
The highest nanoIR performance with Tapping AFM-IR and FASTspectra

Tapping AFM-IR imaging on 5 nm biological membrane at 1660 cm⁻¹. IR line profile shows <10 nm chemical spatial resolution using Tapping AFM-IR mode.

High Resolution, High Sensitiviy

High-resolution, high-sensitivity Tapping AFM-IR has patented features that enhance the resolution of measurement to resolve chemical features down to 10nm. For many applications, Tapping AFM-IR is now only limited by the resolution of the probe. Resonance enhanced AFM-IR has continually demonstrated monolayer sensitivity to enable chemical analysis on the thinnest of surface layers.

High-Speed Chemical Imaging - 10x Faster

Tapping AFM-IR improves typical chemical imaging speed by 10x without loss of performance, so you can achieve high-resolution imaging faster or choose to take more data in the same amount time.

Highest Performance Spectroscopy and Imaging

The combination of Tapping AFM-IR and FASTspectra provide the highest performance available for nanoscale IR Spectroscopy, extending the boundary to make new discoveries. FASTspectra AFM-IR based spectroscopy is simply the most powerful nanoscale IR spectroscopy capability available. It has excellent spectral resolution and high sensitivity, delivering rich detailed spectra that directly correlate to transmission based FTIR.

New Applications

Tapping AFM-IR addresses a broad range of material types, and extends capabilities beyond those most suited by contact mode. New research possibilities are now available in a wide range of areas, such as life sciences, nanoparticles and soft polymer materials due to its softer measurement approach.

Tapping AFM-IR provides high-resolution chemical imaging of PS/PMMA co-polymer at 1730 cm⁻¹ and 1492 cm⁻¹. The images are combined to show chemical contrast.