The Asylum MFP-3D is an extremely versatile, research-oriented scanning probe microscope on an Olympus IX-71 inverted optical microscope platform. The 3D closed-loop scanner has a 90 µm range and 5 Å resolution in the X and Y directions, and a 15 µm range and 0.6 Å resolution in the Z direction. In addition to basic contact and tapping (AC) mode topographic scanning, unique or superior capabilities of the MFP-3D (and its associated modules) include:

• Precise cantilever force/stiffness measurements
• Conductive probe AFM and other electrical techniques via the ORCA module
• High-voltage piezo force microscopy (PFM)
• Measurements in fluids (liquid droplet or gas/liquid in a sealed cell)
• Measurements in controlled humidity environments via the humidity sensing cell
• In-situ measurements of growth processes via the electrochemical cell
• Measurements requiring optical excitation of the sample and/or inverted viewing through a transparent substrate
• Nanolithography and related techniques
• Automated sample property (force curve, I-V curve, etc.) point mapping
• High-resolution scanning (up to 4096 points and lines)
• Fluorescence optical microscopy (details)