Atomic Force Microscopy Training

In this class, we will talk about image quality and PeakForce^TM Quantitative Nanomechanical Mapping (QNM).

• Day 1: Image Quality will cover in-depth theory of contact mode, TappingMode, and PeakForce Tapping with ScanAsyst, along with a discussion on the advantages and disadvantages of each mode. This session will include instruction on how to optimize the AFM scanning parameters to improve image quality. This session will discuss common imaging artifacts; how to recognize artifacts and prevent them.
  
• Day 2: PeakForce QNM and PeakForce QNM High Accuracy will discuss the theory, procedure, and offline analysis of force curves, including various contact mechanics theories for material modulus measurement with AFM. This session also includes PeakForce QNM theory, detailed quanitative nanomechanical mapping calibration procedures, and techniques for improving PeakForce QNM accuracy.
  
• Day 3: Imaging in Fluid and PeakForce QNM in Fluid will talk about how to setup typical fluid experiments, and how to calibrate PeakForce QNM parameters in fluid. 
• Optional: Upon request, you may also stay on Friday to have more hands-on practice.
  
  

Cost: $1500/person. Free and discounted seats available to some service contract customers.*

Conditions: Daily lunches provided. Individuals are responsible for their own transportation and lodging.

*Two free seats for Complete Care service contract customers. One free seat for Access Care customers.

Date: May 14-16, 2024
Location: Billerica, MA, USA
Cost: $1500/person*

**Registration Closed**

During this 3-day course you can improve your skillset and understanding of common electrical modes used on Bruker AFMs. This training will focus on using the Icon AFM for practical work, but the principals and software operation are the same as for electrical measurements using Brukers Multimode AFM.

This class is focused on electrical property measurements of materials using atomic force microscopy.

• Day 1: Tunneling Current AFM (TUNA) and Piezo Response Force Microscopy (PFM)
• Day 2: Scanning Capacitance Microscopy (SCM) and Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy (KPFM)
• Day 3: Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy (continued)

Four different techniques will be discussed: Tunneling Current AFM (TUNA), Piezo Response Force Microscopy (PFM), Scanning Capacitance Microscopy (SCM), and Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy (KPFM). TUNA can measure material’s electrical conductivity with wide range of current from fA-uA. PFM is used to study piezo material on nanoscale. SCM is one of the primary techniques for doping profile mapping in semiconductor industry. KPFM measures material work function as well as surface charge.

Cost: $1500/person. Free and discounted seats available to some service contract customers.*

Conditions: Daily lunches provided. Individuals are responsible for their own transportation and lodging. Application deadline closes 3 weeks (15 working days) before the training is scheduled to begin. The maximum number of participants is limited to 8. When more than this register, we will aim to schedule another training event in the future; if fewer than 3 people register, the course will be cancelled.

*Two free seats for Complete Care service contract customers. One free seat for Access Care customers.

Date: July 16-18, 2024
Location: Santa Barbara, CA, USA
Language: English
Cost: $1500/person*

**Registration Closed**

During this training you can improve your skillset and understanding of AFM measurements for biological applications on Bruker AFMs.

• Day 1: Cell Imaging
• Day 2: Mechanical Property Measurement
• Day 3: DNA Imaging
• Optional: Upon request, you may also stay on Friday to have more hands-on practice.

Cost: $1500/person. Free and discounted seats available to some service contract customers.*

Conditions: Daily lunches provided. Individuals are responsible for their own transportation and lodging.

*Two free seats for Complete Care service contract customers. One free seat for Access Care customers.

Date: September 17-19, 2024
Location: Billerica, MA, USA
Cost: $1500/person*

Bruker’s IconIR and nanoIR systems combine nanoscale IR spectroscopy and AFM onto one platform to deliver the most advanced spectroscopy and property mapping capabilities to both academic and industrial users. In this class, we will focus on understanding the AFM-IR theory and operations. We will discuss how to detect IR absorption using the AFM technique, how to set up AFM-IR detection parameters and how to optimize signals for collecting IR spectra and chemical images.

The class includes both theory sessions and lab sessions. In the lab sessions, students can practice each technique on Bruker’s latest Dimension IconIR and nanoIR3 systems. During this training you can improve your skillset and understanding of AFM-IR measurements on Bruker AFMs.

• Day 1: Contact AFM-IR
• Day 2: Tapping AFM-IR
• Day 3: s-SNOM (on NanoIR3) and Surface Sensitive Mode
• Optional: Upon request, you may also stay on Friday to have more hands-on practice.

Cost: $1500/person. Free and discounted seats available to some service contract customers.*

Conditions: Daily lunches provided. Individuals are responsible for their own transportation and lodging.

*Two free seats for Complete Care service contract customers. One free seat for Access Care customers.

Date: November 12-14, 2024
Location: Santa Barbara, CA, USA
Cost: $1500/person*

During this modular 2-day course you can improve your skillset on the Bruker Dimension Icon system. If you are new to the system or need a refresher, you can choose to participate only in one or both days, depending on your personal requirements.

The course covers basic software usage, probe selection, probe installation, laser alignment, standard experiments in contact, tapping and ScanAsyst mode on the first day. A brief look into the analysis functions is also scheduled for day one. On the second day there will be an introduction to force measurements using PFQNM.

Day 1:

• Introduction to AFM
• Dimension Icon Measurement set up
• Nanoscope software
• Contact, Tapping and ScanAsyst mode (pros and cons), standard settings, parameter explanation
• Basic Analysis functions
  
  

Day 2:

• PFQNM theory
• QNM on test sample using absolute method
• QNM on test sample using relative method
• High accuracy QNM using pre calibrated, controlled tip radius probes

Cost: Standard fee is €500/day. Free and discounted seats available to some service contract customers.*

Conditions: Daily lunch included. Individuals are responsible for their own transportation and lodging. Registration closes 2 weeks (10 working days) before the training is scheduled to begin. The maximum number of participants is limited. If the class fills we will aim to schedule another training event in the future. If fewer than 3 people register, the course will be cancelled.

*One free seat for Standard Care customers. Two free seats for Complete Care customers.

This course will be offered in-person twice, first at our Coventry, UK facility and then again at our facility in Palaiseau, France.

Coventry, UK:

Date: August 28 - 29, 2024
Location: Coventry, UK
Cost: €500/day*

Palaiseau, France:

Date: October 14 - 15, 2024
Location: Palaiseau, France
Cost: €500/day*

During this 2-hour online training you can improve your skillset and understanding of Bruker's PeakForce TUNA mode for conductive AFM measurements. This training will focus on using the Dimension Icon AFM for demonstrations, but the principals and software operation are the same as for electrical measurements using Bruker's MultiMode AFM and similar for Resolve, Edge and Innova AFMs.

Expert-led discussion and demonstration will cover many topics related to conductive AFM with PeakForce TUNA, including:

• Measurement setup
• Sample + probe considerations
• TUNA scanning
• IV curves
• Point+shoot
• DATACube

There will be an opportunity for Q&A afterwards.

Cost: Standard fee is €500/day. Free and discounted seats available to some service contract customers.*

Conditions: Daily lunch included. Registration closes 2 weeks (10 working days) before the training is scheduled to begin. The maximum number of participants is limited. If the class fills we will aim to schedule another training event in the future. If fewer than 3 people register, the course will be cancelled.

*One free seat for Standard Care customers. Two free seats for Complete Care customers.

This virtual course will be offered twice, hosted first by Bruker AFM experts at our Coventry, UK facility and then again by our experts at our facility in Palaiseau, France.

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Coventry, UK:

Date: September 10, 2024
Location: Online
Duration: 2 hours
Cost: €500/day*

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Palaiseau, France:

Date: October 16, 2024
Location: Online
Duration: 2 hours
Cost: €500/day*

During this 2-hour online training, you can improve your skillset and understanding of AFM measurements in liquid with Bruker AFMs. This training will primarily use the Dimension Icon AFM for demonstrations, but the principals and software operation are the same or similar for Multimode, Resolve, Edge and Innova AFMs. 

Bruker AFM experts will discuss and demonstrate best practices for conducting AFM measurements in liquid, including:

• Measurement setup and laser alignment
• ScanAsyst measurements in liquid
• Tapping mode measurements in liquid

Course attendees will also have the opportunity to participate in real-time Q&A with a Bruker AFM trainer following the demonstrations.

Cost: Standard fee is €500/day. Free and discounted seats available to some service contract customers.*

Conditions: Daily lunch included. Registration closes 2 weeks (10 working days) before the training is scheduled to begin. The maximum number of participants is limited. If the class fills we will aim to schedule another training event in the future. If fewer than 3 people register, the course will be cancelled.

*One free seat for Standard Care customers. Two free seats for Complete Care customers.

This virtual course will be offered twice, hosted first by Bruker AFM experts at our Coventry, UK facility and then again by our experts at our facility in Palaiseau, France.

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Coventry, UK:

Date: September 11, 2024
Location: Online
Duration: 2 hours
Cost: €500/day*

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Palaiseau, France:

Date: October 17, 2024
Location: Online
Duration: 2 hours
Cost: €500/day*

During this 2-hour online training, you can improve your skillset and understanding of Bruker's KPFM modes for surface potential measurements combined with AFM resolution topography imaging. This training will primarily use the Dimension Icon AFM for demonstrations, but the principals and software operation are the same or similar for electrical measurements Multimode, Resolve, Edge and Innova AFMs.

Bruker AFM experts will discuss and demonstrate best practices for KPFM, including:

• KPFM measurement theory
• Measurements setup
• Sample + probe considerations
• AM-KPFM, FM-KPFM, PFKPFM and HV-KPFM measurements

Course attendees will also have the opportunity to participate in real-time Q&A with a Bruker AFM trainer following the demonstrations.

Cost: Standard fee is €500/day. Free and discounted seats available to some service contract customers.*

Conditions: Daily lunch included. Registration closes 2 weeks (10 working days) before the training is scheduled to begin. The maximum number of participants is limited. If the class fills we will aim to schedule another training event in the future. If fewer than 3 people register, the course will be cancelled.

*One free seat for Standard Care customers. Two free seats for Complete Care customers.

This virtual course will be offered twice, hosted first by Bruker AFM experts at our Coventry, UK facility and then again by our experts at our facility in Palaiseau, France.

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Coventry, UK:

Date: September 12, 2024
Location: Online
Duration: 2 hours
Cost: €500/day*

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Palaiseau, France:

Date: October 18, 2024
Location: Online
Duration: 2 hours
Cost: €500/day*