Scanning SQUID Microscope for Studying Vortex Matter in Type-II Superconductors

von Amit Finkler

62 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Common methods of local magnetic imaging display either a high spatial resolution and relatively poor field sensitivity (MFM, Lorentz microscopy), or a relatively high field sensitivity but limited spatial resolution (scanning SQUID microscopy). Since the magnetic field of a nanoparticle or nanostructure decays rapidly with distance from the structure, the achievable spatial resolution is ultimately limited by the probe-sample separation. This thesis presents a novel method for fabricating the smallest superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) that resides on the apex of a very sharp tip. The nanoSQUID-on-tip displays a characteristic size down to 100 nm and a field sensitivity of 10^-3 Gauss/Hz^(1/2). A scanning SQUID microsope was constructed by gluing the nanoSQUID-on-tip  to a quartz tuning-fork. This enabled the nanoSQUID to be scanned within nanometers of the sample surface, providing simultaneous images of sample topography and the magnetic field distribution. This microscope represents a significant improvement over the existing scanning SQUID techniques and is expected to be able to image the spin of a single electron.

• Reihe: Springer Theses
• Themen: Mathematik und Naturwissenschaften Chemie Analytische Chemie Spektroskopie, Spektrochemie, Massenspektrometrie
• ISBN: 9783642293924
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 18.05.2012
• Größe: 23.5 x 15.5 cm
• Verlag: Springer Berlin