AFM Modes
Bruker's Unrivalled Suite of AFM Modes Offers Advantages for Every Application
Bruker has been developing and optimizing AFM modes since our release of the first commercial system in the 1980s. Building upon the backbone of Contact Mode and Tapping Mode, Bruker developed dozens of modes to allow users to probe their samples’ electrical, magnetic, or materials properties. As AFM capabilities and research advancements continued to demand more versatility, we continued to push the envelope of available modes and techniques.
Bruker’s innovative PeakForce Tapping® technology has become a new core imaging paradigm that is being incorporated into an ever-growing range of modes to provide additional topographic, electrical, and mechanical properties data. Other advances include the DataCube Modes, which provide hyperspectral “big data” with electrical ramps and force distance curves at every pixel, and AFM-nDMA captures viscoelastic properties and their frequency dependence.
In addition to continually advancing AFM capabilities with new modes, Bruker has also released ScanAsyst® Plus self-optimizing imaging software to make it easier to select and use various modes. Only Bruker AFMs give researchers access to today's full suite of 50+ modes.
How Can We Help?
Bruker partners with our customers to solve real-world application issues. We develop next-generation technologies and help customers select the right system and accessories. This partnership continues through training and extended service, long after the tools are sold.
Our highly trained team of support engineers, application scientists and subject-matter experts are wholly dedicated to maximizing your productivity with system service and upgrades, as well as application support and training.