Molecular Vista One

The Vista One from Molecular Vista is the original PiF microscope for nano‑IR chemical analysis.

Vista One makes nanoscale chemical maps and point spectra with more detail than FTIR or nano-FTIR.

Characterize at the highest resolution

Sub-10 nm PiF‑IR spectroscopy

• 1 wavenumber spectral resolution with a widely tunable laser for nano-IR experiments
• Mono-layer molecular sensitivity

Sub-10 nm PiFM chemical mapping

• Mono-layer molecular sensitivity
• Organic and inorganic materials

Proper optics integration

• Built to handle any light
• A 3D-actuated parabolic mirror focuses excitation light onto the side of the tip no matter what wavelength of light is used.

Fast cantilever alignment

• Our cantilever alignment chip ensures that optical alignments are maintained for both the AFM feedback and near-field lasers during cantilever changes.

Complete results immediately

Designed for high throughput measurement

• Tunable IR lasers can sweep a full PiF‑IR spectrum in as little as 100 ms.
• Use existing FTIR spectra to identify materials.
• Fixed-wavelength PiFM images can be acquired in minutes with a range of up to 80 µm in X and Y.
• Optical alignments are maintained even when changing samples.
• hyPIR™ imaging and our automated principle component analysis tools provide complete image and spectral data‑sets with minimal effort.

Engineered for precision

Capacitive sensors + optical encoders

• Our motorized stage features 6 mm travel and optical encoders for precision control. The capacitive sensors in our AFM scanner ensure linear scans with a ~100 pm RMS precision.

Dual Z

• Image samples faster without introducing artifacts. Our dual Z‑piezo scanner system provides accurate scans with a large 12 µm vertical range.