OVERVIEW

BEETLE FAMILY

UNMATCHED PERFORMANCE FROM 25 K TO 1500 K

RHK’s VT Beetle is the most mechanically and thermally stable of all variable temperature SPM designs on the market.  Based on the proven “Johnny Walker” Beetle™ design, the user can switch easily between STM and AFM in UHV, and exchange and store samples, tips and probes in UHV. Wide VT operation from 25 K (LHe) to 1500 K is coupled with easily aligned AFM enabling a full range of techniques from advanced NC-AFM to true quantitative friction force measurements. The Beetle is available in a variety of configurations, from kits for atmospheric operation to complete variable temperature systems. RHK’s specialized Beetle systems provide Variable Magnetic Fields, specialized Optical access for optical beam studies, and SEM-guided probe positioning. When the Beetle is integrated with RHK’s prep-analysis chambers for a multi-technique nanotech research platform, the performance and capabilities are unmatched. 

Beetle UHV VT STM

The classic standard in VT STM, with the best stability from 25K to 1500K.

Beetle UHV VT AFM

Performance and versatility from the most mechanically and thermally stable VT SPMs available.

Beetle UHV VT VMF

Ex-vacuum electromagnets require no cooling and provide continuously variable & reversible fields up to 1 Tesla. The field can be varied real-time while imaging.

Beetle UHV VT AFM/SEM

Bridging the gap between resolution and field of view. SEM-guided probe placement in a wide field of view, integrated with uncompromised AFM/STM resolution. Your science on target.

Beetle Ambient STM/AFM

Atmospheric Beetle systems provide a versatile atmospheric STM/AFM-beam deflection nanotech research instrument. RHK’s thoughtful, modular design allows a straightforward, economical upgrade path to high-vacuum or UHV variable temperature capabilities when research objectives change.

Every day, in universities and government labs around the globe, RHK research platforms lead to new discoveries in Nanoscience.

BEETLE FAMILY

GALLERY

Beetle AFM Conductive Friction Topography

Beetle AFM-STM interior with eddy-current damped spring suspension

Beetle SPM with custom IR Prep chamber

Beetle high and low temp images Si7x7

Beetle with 4 chamber for SPM LL and Prep-Analysis with ElectroSpray

Beetle with 4 chambers for SPM LL and clean and dirty Prep-Analysis

Beetle with Advanced Prep-Analysis for XPS-LEED

Beetle with In-Situ Lens for Light Coupling

Beetle with Inverted Viewport for Optical Access

Beetle with Inverted Viewport interior view of Optical Acess

Beetle with on-board SEM

RHK Beetle - SThM image + tech brief

BEETLE FAMILY

PUBLICATIONS

With its proven, time-tested design, the Beetle SPM continues to provide a remarkable, multi-purpose platform for researchers to generate a significant number of publications today. Below is a partial bibliography with references from our Beetle users. We make every effort to include as many papers as possible, but it is unlikely that we catch them all. Please email us if you have recently published a paper using an RHK SPM or if you wish to receive more information on a specific application.

Publications