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Scanning SQUID Microscope for Studying Vortex Matter in Type-II Superconductors [electronic resource] /by Amit Finkler.

by Finkler, Amit [author.]; SpringerLink (Online service).
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research: Publisher: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : 2012.Description: XIII, 62 p. 40 illus., 17 illus. in color. online resource.ISBN: 9783642293931.Subject(s): Physics | Magnetism | Nanotechnology | Physics | Spectroscopy and Microscopy | Magnetism, Magnetic Materials | Nanotechnology | Strongly Correlated Systems, SuperconductivityDDC classification: 621.36 Online resources: Click here to access online
Contents:
Introduction -- Scientific Background -- Open Questions -- Goal -- Methods -- SQUID-on-tip Fabrication -- Tuning Fork Assembly -- Scanning SQUID Microscopy -- Fabrication of Samples -- Results -- SQUID-on-tip Characterization -- Imaging -- Discussion -- Appendices.
In: Springer eBooksSummary: 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.
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Introduction -- Scientific Background -- Open Questions -- Goal -- Methods -- SQUID-on-tip Fabrication -- Tuning Fork Assembly -- Scanning SQUID Microscopy -- Fabrication of Samples -- Results -- SQUID-on-tip Characterization -- Imaging -- Discussion -- Appendices.

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.

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