Re: AFM cantilever mounting

Dear Toby,

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Concerning your problem:

Mounting cantilevers is really a tricky thing. I have no experience with your particular SPM, but IMHO there is no easy way to do that.

Greetings,

Nico

Toby.Hallam@xxxxxxxxx schrieb:
I am mounting Silicon cantilevers on Omicron VT-AFM Piezo mounts with
two part heat -set epoxy. The mounts are reusable but after some wear
and tear the ceramic on the mount becomes worn. I expect maybe one in
every 3 cantilevers to be misaligned for laser sighting but this ratio
has dropped significantly. Does anyone have any helpful solutions for
precision cantilever mounting? And purpose built mounting stages etc?
I have the Omicron AFM mounting stage which is almost useless for
helping mount cantilevers.

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