Carnegie Mellon University

Data Storage Systems Center

College of Engineering

Quantum Design MPMS3

Overview

Field
  • Range: -70kOe to +70kOe
  • Uniformity: 0.01% over 4cm
  • Resolution: 0.33Oe

Magnetization Measurement

  • Range: 1x10-8 to 10 emu
  • Sensitivity: DC scan – 5x10-8 emu (Ha<2500 Oe); 6x10-7 (Ha>2500)
                         VSM – 1x10-8 (Ha<2500 Oe, Tavg<10sec); 8x10-8 (Ha>2500 Oe, Tavg<10sec)

Temperature

  • Range: 1.8 K to 1000 K
  • Stability: +/- 0.5%
  • Accuracy: < +/- 1% or 0.5K


Options

AC Susceptibility
  • Frequency – 0.1Hz to 1kHz
  • Amplitude – 0.1Oe to 10 Oe
  • Moment Sensitivity < 5x10-8 emu
  • Moment Accuracy < +/- 1%
  • Phase Angle Accuracy < +/- 0.5o


Electrical Transport
  • AC resistance
  • Hall effect
  • I-V
  • Differential resistance (dV/dI vs Ibias for 4-wire)
  • Differential conductance (dI/dV vs Vbias for 2-wire)