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ruslan prozorov

AC magnetic measurements etc

18 November 2009 Physics 590 - AC Magnetic Measurements

lock-in amplifier

18 November 2009 Physics 590 - AC Magnetic Measurements

18 November 2009 Physics 590 - AC Magnetic Measurements

18 November 2009 Physics 590 - AC Magnetic Measurements

18 November 2009 Physics 590 - AC Magnetic Measurements

lock-in summary

with integrator

phase-sensitive detector (PSD)

integrate out

18 November 2009 Physics 590 - AC Magnetic Measurements

AC magnetic susceptibility

18 November 2009 Physics 590 - AC Magnetic Measurements

18 November 2009 Physics 590 - AC Magnetic Measurements

typical AC susceptometer

18 November 2009 Physics 590 - AC Magnetic Measurements

AC measurements

18 November 2009 Physics 590 - AC Magnetic Measurements

solenoid in external fields

18 November 2009 Physics 590 - AC Magnetic Measurements

now we place it in field

18 November 2009 Physics 590 - AC Magnetic Measurements

resulting current

18 November 2009 Physics 590 - AC Magnetic Measurements

collective behavior (spin glass, vortices, superparamagnetic particles)

18 November 2009 Physics 590 - AC Magnetic Measurements

superconductors – Tc, weak links, irreversibility line etc

18 November 2009 Physics 590 - AC Magnetic Measurements

local AC response

18 November 2009 Physics 590 - AC Magnetic Measurements

even simpler device – measure B(x)

superconducting sampleHac

small Hall probe

18 November 2009 Physics 590 - AC Magnetic Measurements

18 November 2009 Physics 590 - AC Magnetic Measurements

18 November 2009 Physics 590 - AC Magnetic Measurements

18 November 2009 Physics 590 - AC Magnetic Measurements

18 November 2009 Physics 590 - AC Magnetic Measurements

18 November 2009 Physics 590 - AC Magnetic Measurements

18 November 2009 Physics 590 - AC Magnetic Measurements

18 November 2009 Physics 590 - AC Magnetic Measurements

18 November 2009 Physics 590 - AC Magnetic Measurements

creep

B

J

FL

Jc

F 0L

Φ=

Activation energy behavior

Pinning

• Vacancies, voids, inhomogeneities, where superconductivity is weak

• Pinning decreases energy losses caused by flux creep

18 November 2009 Physics 590 - AC Magnetic Measurements

influence of vortex creep

18 November 2009 Physics 590 - AC Magnetic Measurements

18 November 2009 Physics 590 - AC Magnetic Measurements

18 November 2009 Physics 590 - AC Magnetic Measurements

local vs. global AC susceptibility

18 November 2009 Physics 590 - AC Magnetic Measurements

18 November 2009 Physics 590 - AC Magnetic Measurements

AC susceptometers

• A true AC susceptometer must have an AC component of the applied field• The use of lock-in amplifier does not guarantee that the device is an AC

susceptometer

sample

Hac

Idc

Vac to lock-in

sample

Hdc

Iac

Vac to lock-in

AC

DC

Hall probe

Hall probe

Hall H DC DCV R I H=

Hall H AC DCV R I H=

18 November 2009 Physics 590 - AC Magnetic Measurements

classifications

• Local – measure magnetic induction B(t)– MO, Hall-probe, GMR

• Global – measure total magnetic moment– SQUID based, VSM, torque, Faraday balance

• Amplitude – measure the amplitude• Frequency – measure frequency shift

– MW cavity perturbation, TDR, resonant (see below)

• Resonant – taps to a resonance in the SAMPLE– NMR, FMR, EPR

• Non-resonant – measure non-resonant response (may still use resonant circuit)

• Microscopic– scattering– Mossbauer– phase contrast etc

18 November 2009 Physics 590 - AC Magnetic Measurements

different types and designs – the amplitude domain

18 November 2009 Physics 590 - AC Magnetic Measurements

18 November 2009 Physics 590 - AC Magnetic Measurements

QD AC coil set for PPMS

18 November 2009 Physics 590 - AC Magnetic Measurements

18 November 2009 Physics 590 - AC Magnetic Measurements

Analog vs frequency-domain measurements

zero-crossing detector

time

ampl

itude

10-7 sec

time

ampl

itude

time

ampl

itude measure frequency

advantages of the frequency domain• arbitrary wave form • bandpass filtering• mixing• aggressive amplification• extremely stable standards

resonant techniques

18 November 2009 Physics 590 - AC Magnetic Measurements

measure resonant frequency SHIFT!

18 November 2009 Physics 590 - AC Magnetic Measurements

driven vs. self-resonating circuit

frequency

ampl

itude

frequency

ampl

itude

problems: phase noise and finite Q - factor

frequency

ampl

itude

self-resonating circuit is equivalent to an infinite - Q resonator. phase noise is the only issue (can be dealt with with ultra-high stability clocks)

mw cavity set-up

18 November 2009 Physics 590 - AC Magnetic Measurements

microwave cavity-perturbation technique

18 November 2009 Physics 590 - AC Magnetic Measurements

18 November 2009 Physics 590 - AC Magnetic Measurements

18 November 2009 Physics 590 - AC Magnetic Measurements

18 November 2009 Physics 590 - AC Magnetic Measurements

what is measured and the calibration

18 November 2009 Physics 590 - AC Magnetic Measurements

tunnel-diode: negative differential resistance

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A tunnel diode or Esaki diode is named after Leo Esaki (Nobel Prize in Physics 1973).

Doping results in a conduction band on the electronic n-side to overlap with the (hole states) valence band on the p-side.

Tunneling current decreases with bias, because band overlap decreases

Heavily doped narrow (~100 Å wide) p-n junction.

Physics 590 - AC Magnetic Measurements

self-resonating circuit

0.02 - 1000 K

16 Tesla

0 0

12 fL C

π = 1LC

0 50 100 150 200 250 3000

20

40

60

80

100

I (µA

)

V (mV)

R~1 kΩ

LT

4.2 K

18 November 2009 Physics 590 - AC Magnetic Measurements

actual hardware

18 November 2009 Physics 590 - AC Magnetic Measurements

3He cryostat (0.3 K)

dilution refrigerator (0.01 K)

new studentbreadboardtoy

researchgraderesonator

TDR

measurements of dynamic magnetic susceptibility

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R. Prozorov et al., PRB 62, 115 (2000); APL 77, 4202 (2000); PRL 85, 3700 (2000).

Physics 590 - AC Magnetic Measurements

30 0max 0

2 1/ 42 2/ 10

sample

coil

Vf LC ff Lf

LVf

π πχ−

= ∆⇒ − ≈ −∆ ≤

( )( )

4 tanh 1RR

λ µπχ µ

λ µ−

direct spin contributionsuperconducting penetration depth

Superconducting gaps: 0.02<Δ<20 meVCorresponding frequencies: 1 GHz <Δ<10 THzTunnel diode energy: E = 50 neV = 0.5 mK

Hz

HxHy

λ

AC measurements - conclusions

• very useful when frequency is important (collective behavior, resonances, hysteresis etc)

• sensitivity is enhanced due to use of lock-in amplifiers or frequency-domain measurements

• disadvantage – perturbs the sample, usually significantly• variety of possible artifacts, stringent requirements for electronics etc

18 November 2009 Physics 590 - AC Magnetic Measurements

18 November 2009 Physics 590 - AC Magnetic Measurements

comparison with conventional techniques

technique standard best real lab

induction (extraction) coil 10-4 10-5 10-4

torque (torsion) /H-dependent/ 10-7 10-9 10-7

VSM 10-6 10-7 10-5

Faraday balance 10-6 10-7 10-5

SQUID magnetometer 10-7 10-8 10-6

two-coil AC susceptibility 10-7 10-8 10-6

microwave cavity perturb. 10-8 10-11 10-10

Tunnel-diode resonator 10-11 10-12 5x10-12

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