Global AFM Probe Market Research Report 2023-Competitive Analysis, Status and Outlook by Type, Downstream Industry, and Geography, Forecast to 2029

Global AFM Probe Market Research Report 2023-Competitive Analysis, Status and Outlook by Type, Downstream Industry, and Geography, Forecast to 2029

Atomic-force microscopy (AFM) or scanning-force microscopy (SFM) is a type of scanning probe microscopy (SPM), with demonstrated resolution on the order of fractions of a nanometer, more than 1000 times better than the optical diffraction limit. The information is gathered by feeling or touching the surface with a mechanical probe. An AFM probe has a sharp tip on the free-swinging end of a cantilever that is protruding from a holder. The dimensions of the cantilever are in the scale of micrometers. The radius of the tip is usually on the scale of a few nanometers to a few tens of nanometers.

Market Overview:

The latest research study on the global AFM Probe market finds that the global AFM Probe market reached a value of USD 230.96 million in 2022. It’s expected that the market will achieve USD 379.29 million by 2028, exhibiting a CAGR of 8.62% during the forecast period.

In the first half of 2020, under the influence of the epidemic, in addition to the equipment categories related to the prevention and control of the epidemic, the market in most equipment categories was affected in the first half of the year. Atomic Force Microscope (AFM) is no exception. The number of AFM requirements and the amount that customers can afford have decreased. The AFM market declines, and the downstream demand for AFM probes naturally declines. In addition to the decline in the demand for AFM probes, as production and logistics will also be affected, the outbreak of COVID-19 will also have a negative impact on the middle reaches of the industrial chain.

Strength

AFM has the advantages of providing true three-dimensional surface images, no special processing of samples, and reducing irreversible damage to samples. The application of AFM is becoming more and more extensive. It can be used for high-resolution imaging of conductors, semiconductors and insulators, high-resolution imaging of biological samples and organic membranes, surface chemical reaction research, nano-processing and manipulation, etc. AFM probe is an important part of AFM. The advantages and wider use of AFM will increase the demand for AFM probe.

Weakness

The scope of application of AFM probes is limited to atomic force microscopes, which are consumables for high-tech instruments. The application area is not wide and the amount of use is not much.
AFM probe life is short, the resolution is not high and unstable .

Opportunities

At present, scanning probe microscopy with scanning tunneling microscopy and atomic force microscopy as the core has developed into one of the core tools for detecting the structure, properties and functions of micro-nano-scale materials in basic science and technology application research. AFM has become one of the important tools for studying biomedical samples and biological macromolecules. National support for the development of nanoscience and technology

Threat

In recent years, the international political situation has been turbulent, and restrictions on the import and export of high-tech products may pose a threat to the market.

Region Overview:

In global comparison, a significant portion of the revenue was generated in North America (34.79% in 2022).

Company Overview:

Bruker is one of the major players operating in the AFM Probe market, holding a share of 18.66% in 2023.

Bruker

Bruker designs, manufactures, and markets proprietary life science systems based on spectrometry technology platforms. The Company also sells a range of field analytical systems for substance detection and pathogen identification. Bruker develops life science and advanced materials research tools based on X-ray technology.

Asylum Research (Oxford Instruments)

Asylum Research, founded in 1999 as an employee-owned company in Santa Barbara, California, has a worldwide presence with subsidiaries in the UK, Germany and Taiwan. Its product line of scanning probe/atomic force microscopes has set the industry standard for technological innovation for both imaging and characterizing many properties of surfaces and structures at the nanoscale. Its AFM/SPMs are used by academic and industrial customers across the world for a wide range of materials and bioscience applications.

Segmentation Overview:

As for product types, the Silicon AFM Probes segment held the largest market share in 2022.

Application Overview:

By application, the Life Sciences and Biology segment occupied the biggest share from 2018 to 2022.

Semiconductors and Electronics

AFM is a new type of surface analysis instrument with atomic level high resolution. It can observe the surface phenomena of conductor and semiconductor materials like a scanning tunnel microscope (STM). Therefore, AFM can be used to study the surface reconstruction, surface morphology, surface electronic state and dynamic process of semiconductors and electrons, the surface structure of superconductors and the charge density of electronic state layered materials.

Materials

Atomic force microscopy has become one of the core tools for detecting the structure, properties and functions of micro-nano-scale materials in basic science and technology application research, and has broad application prospects.

Life Sciences and Biology

With the development of science and technology, life science and biology began to develop in the direction of quantitative science. The research focus of most experiments has become biological macromolecules, especially the relationship between nucleic acid and protein structure and related functions. Therefore, AFM has become one of the important tools for studying biomedical samples and biological macromolecules. The application of AFM in life sciences and biology mainly includes three aspects: observation of the surface morphology of biological cells, observation of the structure and other properties of biological macromolecules, and observation of force spectrum curves between biological molecules.

Key Companies in the global AFM Probe market covered in Chapter 3:

Team Nanotec GmbH
NanoWorld AG
Bruker
Olympus
AppNano
NaugaNeedles
NT-MDT
Asylum Research (Oxford Instruments)
SmartTip

In Chapter 4 and Chapter 14.2, on the basis of types, the AFM Probe market from 2018 to 2029 is primarily split into:

Diamond AFM Probes
Silicon Nitride AFM Probes
Silicon AFM Probes
Others

In Chapter 5 and Chapter 14.3, on the basis of Downstream Industry, the AFM Probe market from 2018 to 2029 covers:

Semiconductors and Electronics
Materials
Life Sciences and Biology
Others

Geographically, the detailed analysis of consumption, revenue, market share and growth rate, historic and forecast (2018-2029) of the following regions are covered in Chapter 8 to Chapter 14:

North America (United States, Canada)
Europe (Germany, UK, France, Italy, Spain, Russia, Netherlands, Turkey, Switzerland, Sweden)
Asia Pacific (China, Japan, South Korea, Australia, India, Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia)
Latin America (Brazil, Mexico, Argentina)
Middle East & Africa (Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt, South Africa)