OVERVIEW

PANSCAN FAMILY

PANSCAN: ENGINEERED FOR ATOMIC PRECISION

BUILT FOR EXTREME ENVIRONMENTS

Doctor Shuheng Pan, University of Houston – Department of Physics, was the original developer of the piezo-motor style scan head, so it bears his name. His ‘Pan scanner’ is well known for its stability in extreme environments. Through a direct collaboration with Dr. Pan, RHK Technology not only commercialized his design, but also enhanced the original by adding XY offsets, in-situ tip exchange, multiple points of optical access and AFM-qPlus probes – all in a compact and remarkably rugged modular package. PanScan is available as STM only, or with both STM and AFM capabilities.

Seamless Switching for Atomic-Scale Versatility

AFM-qPlus and STM probes are switchable in a vacuum. qPlus sensors include a conductive tip for combined AFM and STM scanning techniques. Both of these complementary proximal probe techniques provide atomic resolution. AFM’s unique value is its applicability to a broader range of materials, especially insulators. By utilizing probe holders with the same mounting base, you can easily load both STM and AFM-qPlus probes into the tip storage positions and switch between them in situ. PanScan’s compact size and non-magnetic construction make it ideal for operation from mK to 400K. Uniquely designed for easy adaptation, PanScan is available in a variety of configurations from kits for the atmospheric operation to complete cryogen-free low-temperature systems.

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

PanScan Freedom: SWCNT at 15 K

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PanScan Freedom with Preparation Chamber

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PanScan freedom System with Preparation Chamber

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PUBLICATIONS

With its recent introduction to the market, researchers are already generating a significant number of publications with the PanScan family of microscopes. Below is a partial bibliography with references from our PanScan 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

Bhunia, Hrishikesh, and Amlan J. Pal. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 51.21 (2018): 215102.

Riffle, J. V., et al. Journal of Applied Physics 123.4 (2018): 044301.

Bonilla, Manuel, et al. Nature nanotechnology 13.4 (2018): 289.

Paul, Goutam, Biswajit Kundu, and Amlan J. Pal. / arXiv preprint arXiv:1709.02548 (2017).

Garner, Logan E., et al. / ACS Energy Letters (2017).

Taber, Benjamen N., et al. / The Journal of chemical physics 144.19 (2016): 194703.

Farber, Rachael G., et al. / The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 121.19 (2017): 10470-10475.

Bhunia, Hrishikesh, et al. / Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 19.15 (2017): 9872-9878.

Kuzmin, Mikhail, et al. / Applied Surface Science 409 (2017): 111-116.

Bhunia, Hrishikesh, Abhijit Bera, and Amlan J. Pal. / ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 9.9 (2017): 8248-8254.

Kundu, Biswajit, Abhijit Bera, and Amlan J. Pal. / Nanotechnology 28.9 (2017): 095705.

Patra, Biplab K., et al. / Chemistry of Materials 29.3 (2017): 1116-1126.

Korshoj, Lee E., et al. / Small 13.11 (2017).

Afsari, Sepideh, et al. / ACS nano (2017).

Kolekar, Sadhu K., et al. / 2D Materials (2017).

Sung, Ji Ho, et al. / Nature Nanotechnology (2017).

Derouin, Jonathan, et al. / ACS Catalysis (2016).

Kundu, Biswajit, Sudipto Chakrabarti, and Amlan J. Pal. / Journal of Applied Physics 119.10 (2016): 104304.

Xiao Denga, Pradeep Namboodiri, et. al. / Applied Surface Science 378 (2016) 301–307

Kolb, Manuel J., et al. / Physical review letters 116.13 (2016): 136101.

Kislitsyn, Dmitry A., et al. / J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2016, 7, 1047−1054

Badan, Cansin, et al. / The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 120.40 (2016): 22927-22935.

Bera, Abhijit, and Amlan J. Pal. / The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 120.34 (2016): 19011-19017.

Taber, Benjamen N., et al. / The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters 7.16 (2016): 3073-3077.