The MMRC operates a Bruker Dimension Icon AFM with a Nanoscope V controller. The Icon tip-scanning AFM incorporates temperature-compensating position sensors to render noise levels in the sub-angstrom range for the Z-axis, and angstroms in X-Y. The MMRC also has MultiMode-8 with a Nanoscope V controller. This controller is shared with the EC-STM instrument. The AFM instruments are capable of both contact and tapping mode scanning as well as a new mode of peak-force taping mode that when used with ScanAsyst makes topological scanning much easier and quicker. We have A, E and J scanners. The AFM instruments are capable of a wide range of scanning modes as described on the Bruker website for both the Icon and the MultiMode. Users need to provide the tips that are appropriate for their application.

The Digital Instruments model EC-STM is used with the new Nanoscope-V controller. This instrument can be used for STM and electrochemical STM applications.