The HQ:NSC, HQ:CSC and HQ:XSC probe tips have trihedral shape. There is a wide range of available cantilever geometries and special coatings for tip and cantilever backside.
The highly successful HQ series now extends over all 1-lever, 3-lever and 4-lever probes.
8 nm
8 nm
< 8 nm
40°
12 - 18 µm
n-type silicon
0.01 - 0.025 Ohm*cm
1-cantilever series
Cantilever
Resonance Frequency, kHz
Force Constant, N/m
min
typical
max
min
typical
max
14 series
110
160
220
1.8
5.0
13
15 series
265
325
410
20
40
80
16 series
170
190
210
30
45
70
17 series
10
13
17
0.06
0.18
0.40
18 series
60
75
90
1.2
2.8
5.5
19 series
25
65
120
0.05
0.5
2.3
3-cantilevers series
Cantilever
Resonance Frequency, kHz
Force Constant, N/m
min
typical
max
min
typical
max
35 series
Cantilever A
130
205
290
2.7
8.9
24
Cantilever B
185
300
430
4.8
16
44
Cantilever C
95
150
205
1.7
5.4
14
36 series
Cantilever A
30
90
160
0.1
1.0
4.6
Cantilever B
45
130
240
0.2
2
9
Cantilever C
25
65
115
0.06
0.6
2.7
37 series
Cantilever A
30
40
55
0.3
0.8
2
Cantilever B
15
20
30
0.1
0.3
0.6
Cantilever C
20
30
40
0.1
0.4
1
38 series
Cantilever A
8
20
32
0.01
0.09
0.36
Cantilever B
5
10
17
0.003
0.03
0.13
Cantilever C
6
14
23
0.005
0.05
0.21
4-cantilevers series
Cantilever
Resonance Frequency, kHz
Force Constant, N/m
min
typical
max
min
typical
max
11 series
Cantilever A
12
15
18
0.1
0.2
0.4
Cantilever B
60
80
100
1.1
2.7
5.6
Cantilever C
115
155
200
3
7
16
Cantilever D
250
350
465
17
42
90
*The full cone angle may be less than 40° at the last 200 nm of the tip end.
HQ probe tip close-up 
