We describe a scanning tunneling microscope (STM) that operates at magnetic fields up to 22 T and temperatures down to 80 mK. We discuss the design of the STM head, with an improved coarse approach, the vibration isolation system, and efforts to improve the energy resolution using compact filters for multiple lines. We measure the superconducting gap and Josephson effect in aluminum and show that we can resolve features in the density of states as small as 8 μeV. We measure the quantization of conductance in atomic size contacts and make atomic resolution and density of states images in the layered material 2H–NbSe2. The latter experiments are performed by continuously operating the STM at magnetic fields of 20 T in periods of several days without interruption.
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September 13 2021
Millikelvin scanning tunneling microscope at 20/22 T with a graphite enabled stick–slip approach and an energy resolution below 8 μeV: Application to conductance quantization at 20 T in single atom point contacts of Al and Au and to the charge density wave of 2H–NbSe2
Marta Fernández-Lomana
;
Marta Fernández-Lomana
1
Laboratorio de Bajas Temperaturas y Altos Campos Magnéticos, Unidad Asociada (UAM/CSIC), Departamento de Física de la Materia Condensada, Instituto Nicolás Cabrera and Condensed Matter Physics Center (IFIMAC), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
, E-28049 Madrid, Spain
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Beilun Wu
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Beilun Wu
1
Laboratorio de Bajas Temperaturas y Altos Campos Magnéticos, Unidad Asociada (UAM/CSIC), Departamento de Física de la Materia Condensada, Instituto Nicolás Cabrera and Condensed Matter Physics Center (IFIMAC), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
, E-28049 Madrid, Spain
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Francisco Martín-Vega
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Francisco Martín-Vega
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Laboratorio de Bajas Temperaturas y Altos Campos Magnéticos, Unidad Asociada (UAM/CSIC), Departamento de Física de la Materia Condensada, Instituto Nicolás Cabrera and Condensed Matter Physics Center (IFIMAC), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
, E-28049 Madrid, Spain
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Raquel Sánchez-Barquilla
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Raquel Sánchez-Barquilla
1
Laboratorio de Bajas Temperaturas y Altos Campos Magnéticos, Unidad Asociada (UAM/CSIC), Departamento de Física de la Materia Condensada, Instituto Nicolás Cabrera and Condensed Matter Physics Center (IFIMAC), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
, E-28049 Madrid, Spain
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Rafael Álvarez-Montoya;
Rafael Álvarez-Montoya
1
Laboratorio de Bajas Temperaturas y Altos Campos Magnéticos, Unidad Asociada (UAM/CSIC), Departamento de Física de la Materia Condensada, Instituto Nicolás Cabrera and Condensed Matter Physics Center (IFIMAC), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
, E-28049 Madrid, Spain
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José María Castilla
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José María Castilla
2
Departamento de Física de la Materia Condensada, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
, E-28049 Madrid, Spain
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José Navarrete;
José Navarrete
3
SEGAINVEX, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
, E-28049 Madrid, Spain
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Juan Ramón Marijuan;
Juan Ramón Marijuan
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SEGAINVEX, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
, E-28049 Madrid, Spain
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Edwin Herrera
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Edwin Herrera
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Laboratorio de Bajas Temperaturas y Altos Campos Magnéticos, Unidad Asociada (UAM/CSIC), Departamento de Física de la Materia Condensada, Instituto Nicolás Cabrera and Condensed Matter Physics Center (IFIMAC), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
, E-28049 Madrid, Spain
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Hermann Suderow
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Hermann Suderow
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Laboratorio de Bajas Temperaturas y Altos Campos Magnéticos, Unidad Asociada (UAM/CSIC), Departamento de Física de la Materia Condensada, Instituto Nicolás Cabrera and Condensed Matter Physics Center (IFIMAC), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
, E-28049 Madrid, Spain
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Isabel Guillamón
Isabel Guillamón
a)
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Laboratorio de Bajas Temperaturas y Altos Campos Magnéticos, Unidad Asociada (UAM/CSIC), Departamento de Física de la Materia Condensada, Instituto Nicolás Cabrera and Condensed Matter Physics Center (IFIMAC), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
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Rev. Sci. Instrum. 92, 093701 (2021)
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June 09 2021
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August 21 2021
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Marta Fernández-Lomana, Beilun Wu, Francisco Martín-Vega, Raquel Sánchez-Barquilla, Rafael Álvarez-Montoya, José María Castilla, José Navarrete, Juan Ramón Marijuan, Edwin Herrera, Hermann Suderow, Isabel Guillamón; Millikelvin scanning tunneling microscope at 20/22 T with a graphite enabled stick–slip approach and an energy resolution below 8 μeV: Application to conductance quantization at 20 T in single atom point contacts of Al and Au and to the charge density wave of 2H–NbSe2. Rev. Sci. Instrum. 1 September 2021; 92 (9): 093701. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0059394
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