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02/11/2026

Sena-Fernandez et al. recently published a study on the role of solvent polarity in the formation of electroactive phases in PVDF. They identified a critical dipole-moment threshold of μ ≈ 2.8 D: solvents above this value consistently yield electroactive phase contents exceeding 50 %, regardless of the processing route.
Characterization of the particles by AFM was carried out with Tap300GB-G by BudgetSensors .
Check the article here: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0032386126000376

01/10/2026

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03/09/2026

Yang and Li, et al., recently investigated the use of dried lipid membranes as soft dielectrics, looking at deposition conditions and membrane composition. In their study they carry out surface characterization via AFM as well as capacitance measurements using EGaIn soft contact. AFM experiments were done using a Tap300Al-G probe.
Check it here: https://advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/adfm.77643

24/07/2026

In their recent publication, Kesting et al. recently demonstrated a flexible method to apply correlative microscopy across multiple independent instruments and demonstrated by investigating the crystallization of PLA. AFM data was also part of the correlations, and it was acquired with a BudgetSensors -G.
Read here: "Correlative microscopy across standalone systems for investigation of crystal growth and nanoscale morphology in PLA - ScienceDirect" https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0968432826000727

15/05/2026

In their recent paper, Esfandiar et al. investigated the effect of ion implantation on bulk and exfoliated CIS-processed (crystal ion slicing) flakes of BaTiO3. The results suggest that optimized CIS-processing can yield optically non-linear and electro-optically active films, suitable for integrated photonics, with an accessible thickness range that surpasses what is achievable with epitaxial growth methods.
The BudgetSensors Tap300Al-G is used for topographic characterization of the samples via AFM.
Ion-Sliced BaTiO3 Thin Films: Structural and Optical Properties for Photonic Integration | ACS Applied Optical Materials - https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acsaom.5c00681

29/04/2026

Utilizing atmospheric CO2 as a chemical feedstock is an important task in sustainability research. In this recent publication Lee et al. demonstrate Cu2O/Cu chiral catalysts for selective solar-assisted CO2-to-CO electroreduction. Chirality in the catalysts is induced by the use of intermediate organic molecules with extended chains in the chiral ligand complex to preserve chirality during hydrothermal synthesis.
The preservation of chiral properties under electrochemical conditions is achieved with mCP-AFM, using a Multi75M-G magnetic AFM probe.
Read in full here: https://advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/adfm.202508577

23/03/2026

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17/02/2026

AFM and scanning probe microscopy in general have become ubiquitous since their discovery. However, analyzing and acquiring data frequently involves operator judgement in selecting and focusing on regions. In this recent publication, Sung et al. demonstrate an autonomous, AI-based framework for microstructural and electrical analysis of 2D materials.
Our Multi75E-G tips, (a.k.a. ElectriMulti75) were used in the characterization experiments during development of the AI approach.

Read the full article here: https://doi.org/10.1002/sstr.202500379

26/01/2026

In a recent study, Frenzel et al. demonstrated optimized polydopamine coatings for polyethylene fibers in cementitious materials. Short fibers have been demonstrated as an effective means of reinforcing this class of materials previously, when the correct adhesion between the fiber and the surrounding matrix is achieved.
Our Multi75Al-G probe has been used to image the polydopamine coating morphology – a thin film with nanoscale clusters on top.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0169433225016137