MicroSQUID Force microscopy in a dilution refrigerator

We present a new generation of a scanning MicroSQUID microscope operating in an inverted dilution refrigerator. The MicroSQUIDs have a size of 1.21$ \ \mu$m\textsuperscript{2} and a magnetic flux sensitivity of 120 $\mu\Phi_{0} / \sqrt{\textrm{Hz}}$ and thus a field sensitivity of %$550^{-6} \ \Phi_{0} / \sqrt{\textrm{Hz}}$ 550$ \ \mu \textrm{G}/ \sqrt{\textrm{Hz}}$. The scan range at low temperatures is about 80 $\mu$m and a coarse displacement of 5 mm in x and y direction has been implemented. The MicroSQUID-to-sample distance is regulated using a tuning fork based force detection. A MicroSQUID-to-sample distance of 420 nm has been obtained. The reliable knowledge of this distance is necessary to obtain a trustworthy estimate of the absolute value of the superconducting penetration depth. An outlook will be given on the ongoing direction of development.

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Source ISSN: 0022-2291
Author Hykel, Danny, Wang, Zhao-Sheng, Castellazzi, Pauline, Crozes, Thierry, Shaw, Gorky, Schuster, K. F., Hasselbach, Klaus
Maintainer CCSD
Last Updated May 5, 2026, 21:53 (UTC)
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Identifier hal-00963979
Language en
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contributor beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Science ; Chinese Academy of Sciences [Changchun Branch] (CAS)
creator Hykel, Danny
date 2014-04-05T00:00:00
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harvest_source_title test moissonnage SELUNE
metadata_modified 2026-03-27T00:00:00
relation info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/arxiv/1403.5773
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