Acquisition of a Quantum Design PPMS for Research and Education

主要研究仪器计划的这一奖项为量子设计物理特性测量系统（PPMS）的收购提供支持。PPMS对于罗格斯大学物理系和化学系之间的广泛研究合作至关重要，新泽西理工学院（NJIT），其他大学，国家实验室和工业实验室。 该仪器将用于广泛的研究，包括研究功能氧化物中发现的微观电子/磁性/结构不均匀性，及其在这些材料的宏观物理响应中的相应作用，如磁阻，磁导率，压电常数和线性/非线性光学特性。这些研究活动的成功将取决于各种材料特性的快速表征，PPMS将是必不可少的。 PPMS将直接用于本科生以及代表性不足群体的高中生的教育。一个本科班的新实验将在物理天文学系（罗格斯大学）开发。 此外，T. NJIT的泰森将把超导铜氧化物的磁传输和其他磁性实验纳入纽瓦克地区高中生为期七周的夏季研讨会。 Sabya Guha（罗格斯大学的技术员）将管理PPMS的维护和操作，以确保经验不足的学生/用户的安全。* 主要研究仪器计划的这一奖项支持罗格斯大学新玩法分校收购量子设计物理性能测量系统（PPMS），这是一种多功能且用户友好的仪器。 PPMS可用于测量复杂材料的各种物理性质。这对于罗格斯大学、新泽西理工学院（NJIT）、其他大学、国家实验室和工业实验室之间的广泛研究合作至关重要。 现代电子和磁性设备通常利用材料在受到外部影响（如磁场或电场、压力或光辐射）时的物理响应。 最近的研究表明，大规模的物理响应可以大大增强微观电子/磁性/结构不均匀性的材料。 因此，这种在微观不均匀材料中增强的响应可以为未来的技术提供科学基础。 研究的重点是理解和控制微观不均匀性和宏观物理响应之间的相互关系。 该项目的成功将主要取决于对各种材料的全面表征，而PPMS将是实现这一目标的关键。PPMS将直接用于本科生和来自代表性不足群体的高中生的教育。 物理天文系将为本科生开发新的实验。此外，T. NJIT的泰森将在为期七周的夏季研讨会上增加超导铜氧化物的磁传输和其他磁性实验，该研讨会面向纽瓦克地区代表性不足的高中生

This award from the Major Research Instrumentation Program provides supports for acquisition of a Quantum Design Physical Properties Measurement System (PPMS). The PPMS is essential for a broad research collaboration between the Physics and Chemistry Departments at Rutgers U., New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), various other universities, a national laboratory, and industrial labs. The instrument will be used in a wide range of research, including research on the microscopic electronic/magnetic/structural inhomogeneity found in functional oxides, and its corresponding roles in the macroscopic physical response of these materials, such as magnetoresistance, magnetic permeability, piezoelectric constants, and linear/non-linear optical characteristics. The success of these research activities will depend on a speedy characterization of various material properties, and the PPMS will be essential for this purpose. The PPMS will be directly used for education of undergraduate students as well as high school students from underrepresented groups. New experiments for an undergraduate class will be developed at the Department of Physics & Astronomy (Rutgers U.). In addition, T. Tyson at NJIT will incorporate magneto-transport and other magnetic experiments on superconducting cuprates to a seven-week summer workshop for high school students in the Newark area. Sabya Guha (Technician at Rutgers) will manage the maintenance and operation of the PPMS so that the safety of inexperienced students/users will be ensured. ****This award from the Major Research Instrumentation program supports Rutgers Univ New Brunswick with the acquisition of a Quantum Design Physical Properties Measurement System (PPMS), a multi-functional and user-friendly instrument. The PPMS can be used for measurements of a wide range of physical properties in complex materials. It will be essential for a broad research collaboration between Physics and Chemistry Departments at Rutgers, New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), various other universities, a national laboratory, and industrial labs. Modern electronic and magnetic devices often utilize the physical response of materials when subjected to external influences such as magnetic or electric fields, pressure, or optical irradiation. Recent investigation suggests that the large-scale physical response can be drastically enhanced in materials with microscopic electronic/magnetic/structural inhomogeneity. Thus, this enhanced response in microscopically inhomogeneous materials can provide the scientific underpinning for future technologies. The research will focus on understanding as well as controlling the inter-relationship between the microscopic inhomogeneity and macroscopic physical response. The success of this project will critically depend on a comprehensive characterization of various materials, and the PPMS will be essential for this purpose.The PPMS will be used directly for the education of undergraduate students as well as high school students from underrepresented groups. New experiments for an undergraduate class will be developed at the Department of Physics & Astronomy. Furthermore, T. Tyson at NJIT, will add magneto-transport and other magnetic experiments on superconducting cuprates to a seven-week summer workshop for underrepresented high school students in the Newark area