SOLVER Scanning Probe Microscope

General information
The main features and possibilities of software
Results obtained on Solver-P7LS
Application of Scanning Probe Microscope for quality control of a surface

Main technical specification Solver-P7LS

SOLVER, model Solver-P7LS



Measuring modes:
  • AFM/ LFM/ ResonantMode/ Phase Imaging/ Local elasticity/ MFM/ EFM/ SCM/ Spreading Resistance Imaging/ Adhesion Force Imaging
Noise level: <1 Angstrom RMS in vertical (Z) direction

SPM configuration:

  • 30x30x1.5um or up to 100x100x5um scanner
  • Residual lateral nonlinearity (in XY - direction) less than 1%
  • Advanced electronics High-Q (22 bits XY resolution) allows to set the resonance frequency with an accuracy 0.01 Hz
Sample size:
  • Up to 250mm (300mm optional) in diameter
  • Up to 15mm thick
Sample holder:
  • Vacuum chuck for CD stampers, replicas and glass master discs
  • Vacuum chuck for hard discs (48mm, 65mm, 95mm, and 130mm) and other samples
  • Semiconductor wafer vacuum chuck for 50mm, 100mm,125mm, 150mm, 200mm and 250mm wafers
Motorized Positioner:
  • Inspectable area up to 250mm in diameter with linear and rotary stage
  • Linear resolution — 2um
  • Bidirectional repeatability — 1um
  • Angular Resolution 0.002 degree
  • Angular Repeatability 0.0014 degree
Environmental conditions:
  • temperature - 25+/-15 °C
  • humidity - 80%
Optical microscope:
  • Resolution 5um (with optional objective — up to 1.5um)
  • Field of view
  • with 14X eyepieces: 2.4mm to 28mm
  • Magnification
  • with 14X eyepieces: 8.4X to 100X
  • with color CCD: 43X to 470X
Tip Viewing: Scanning cantilever can be viewed on the monitor screen during scanning procedure

Preview: Surface defects can be located during whole wafer preview operation with 8X eyepieces (field of view 39mm). The cantilever can be positioned on the predefined area for further scanning.


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