The Scanning Probe Microscopy User Facility is a shared facility of Leiden Institute of Physics (LION), available to the rest of the Leiden University under request. We can also offer some support for academy and industry outside Leiden University. Contact LION staff for this here. It provides the following microscopes:

1 JPK Nanowizard Ultra Speed AFM/STM,
1 Multimode AFM/STM from Digital Instruments (Veeco),
1 upgraded Multimode AFM/STM from Bruker,
1 Open Source AFM/STM (Multimode+SoftdB Controller) (Comig soon!)

The microscopes allow a versatile set of SPM modes/measurements: STM, Contact AFM, Tapping AFM, Current Sensing AFM, Electric Force Microscopy, Magnetic Force Microscopy, Surface Potential, Peak Force AFM, PF-Tunneling AFM, Piezo Force Microscopy, Quantitative Nanomechanical Property Mapping, Quantitative Imaging (JPK), High speed imaging (JPK), closed loop operation (JPK) and Nanolithography (JPK). All these modes are possible in air AND in liquid. Several accessories are available: cooling/heating stage, EC cell, environemental chamber.

• Manuals and generic SPM documentation (wiki) (Password required).
  

• Equipment reservation.
  

• Important regulations and safety related rules. Mandatory for all SPM lab users!
  

• Contact information here.