N'ihe banyere AFM, a na-eji ihe dị iche iche dị ka ike kọntaktị, ike van der Waals, ike capillary, ike njikọ kemịkal, ike electrostatic, ike magnetik (lee ike magnetik microscope, MFM), ike ike, ike solvation, wdg. A na-eji ike mee ihe n'otu oge site n'iji ụdị nyocha nyocha pụrụ iche (lee microscopy, microscopy na-agbasa ọkụ, microscopy na-agbasa ọkụ, wdg).
silicon ma ọ bụ silicon nitride