The NT-MDT AFM has built in all the standard scanned probe measurement capabilities including topography imaging, nanomechanical indentation and shear, and electrical imaging. It is primarily used for topography analysis of 2D materials and testing the cleanliness of 2D heterostructures.
This tool is located in room 350 MRL. Local and off-campus users interested in using these facilities should contact mrsec-info@illinois.edu to initiate the process.
This equipment was funded through the Illinois MRSEC NSF Award Number DMR-2309037. Its use should be acknowledged in any published works, with the wording: “The authors acknowledge the use of facilities and instrumentation at the Materials Research Laboratory Central Research Facilities, University of Illinois, partially supported by NSF through the University of Illinois Materials Research Science and Engineering Center DMR-2309037.” Please also send a copy of the publication (email or hard copy), or the publication information (citation, DOI, or conference name and paper/poster title) to mrsec-info@illinois.edu.