Substrates - AFM & SPM

HOPG and mica have long been used in the SPM community, not only for mounting samples but also for calibration on the atomic scale. Precious metal substrates of gold, silver and platinum are also available.

AFM/STM Metal Specimen Discs
High quality magnetic stainless steel (alloy 430) discs for Atomic Force Microscopy.
Average lead time: 1 to 12 days
From £66.91
Average lead time: 1 to 12 days
AFM Mica Discs
Available in four different diameters.
Average lead time: 1 day
From £15.59
Average lead time: 1 day
Specimen discs
High quality magnetic stainless steel (alloy 430) discs for mounting AFM specimens are available.
Average lead time: 1 to 28 days
From £15.59
Average lead time: 1 to 28 days
Highly Ordered Pyrolytic Graphite (HOPG)
HOPG is widely used as a substrate for specimens to be examined in scanning probe microscopy.
Average lead time: 12 to 43 days
From £137.85
Average lead time: 12 to 43 days
Mica Sheets
Freshly cleaved ruby muscovite mica surfaces are extremely even and flat.
Average lead time: 1 to 26 days
From £45.43
Average lead time: 1 to 26 days
Gold coated substrates
PLATYPUS gold-coated substrates are prepared in an electron beam evaporator in a dedicated clean environment, to prevent contamination of the gold film, and using a titanium adhesion layer on plasma cleaned surfaces.
Average lead time: 12 to 19 days
POA
Average lead time: 12 to 19 days
Arrandee gold-coated substrates
Arrandee gold-coated substrates use a borosilicate glass base of 0.7mm thickness.
Average lead time: 1 day
Average lead time: 1 day
Silicon nitride coated discs (blanks)
These 200µm thick 3mm silicon support discs have a low stress, ultra-flat 50nm layer of silicon nitride on both sides.
Average lead time: 1 to 58 days
From £158.35
Average lead time: 1 to 58 days