PiFM and Multimodal Imaging of HAMR Devices
Topography, Pi…
PiFM Applications
Surface Plasmon Polaritons Visualized with PiFM
Surface plasmon polaritons (SPP) at the gold-air surface imaged via PiFM. p-polarized 809 nm laser…
Nanoscale Defect Analysis
As device sizes shrink, it becomes increasingly important to identify nanoscale defects as they directly…
Cross-section of Multilayer Stack
A multilayer stack grown on silicon is cross-sectioned (via cleaving) and imaged by PiFM. In…
ASD Area Selective Deposition Imaging with PiFM
PiFM works well with both organic and inorganic materials. In ASD, organic self-assembled monolayers (SAMs)…
Buried Silver Nanowires in Conductive Layer
Silver nanowires underneath the protective layer are not visible in AFM topography and phase images.…
Visualizing CMP by Dielectric Constant PiFM Imaging
A sample that has undergone chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) is imaged via PiFM. While metals…
Visualization of Hermite Gaussian Focal Spot
The longitudinal focal field of a tightly focused light via high NA (1.45 NA) objective…
Visualize Nanoscale Absorption in Perovskite Photovoltaic Film using Vis-PiFM
The chemical analysis of solar cell materials is an excellent application of Vis-PiFM. In a…
Nanoscale Chemical Imaging of Soft Biological Tissues
In one of our earlier applications, we demonstrated PiFM’s capability in mapping the concentration of…
Bioplastic Nanocomposite – PLA, PiFM and Ecology
With global attention on the role that plastics play in our ecosystem, many researchers are investigating bioplastic alternatives such as polylactic acid.
Cross-section of a Semiconductor Trench
Vista-IR images a cross-section of a semiconductor trench via PiFM, highlighting two different materials based on their unique IR absorption bands.