Evaluation of a STM-SQUID probe microscope
Evaluation of a STM-SQUID probe microscope
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STM-SQUID 探针显微镜的评估
DOI:
10.1109/tasc.2010.2086033
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发表时间:
2011
影响因子:
1.8
通讯作者:
H. Itozaki
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文献类型:
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作者:
N. Watanabe;T. Hayashi;M. Tachiki;D. He;H. Itozaki
We have developed a STM-SQUID probe microscope that combines a SQUID probe microscope and a scanning tunneling microscope (STM). We improved the spatial resolution of the SQUID probe microscope by transmitting the magnetic field to the SQUID by use of a high permeability permalloy probe. It can measure topography of the sample surface and the magnetic field of the sample at the same time using the permalloy probe as a STM probe. In the present study, we have measured the magnetic field distribution generated by a meander line whose line plus spacing were 10 μm. The meander line is useful for estimating the performance of the STM-SQUID probe microscope because we can quantify the magnetic field of a meander line to which a current is applied. We also measured the magnetic field on the sample surface by a magnetic force microscopy (MFM) and compared these measurements to those obtained with the STM-SQUID probe microscope. The MFM measurement was influenced by the sample surface. However, this effect was not observed in the STM-SQUID measurement.