Magnetism laboratory: static and dynamic properties
UHV ferromagnetic resonance (FMR) / in situ FMR, MOKE & SQUID

  • UHV base pressure of < 1 * 10-10 mbar
  • two independent systems
  • Low energy electron diffraction (LEED) for surface structure characterisation, IV-LEED for measuring out of plane lattice parameter
  • Auger-electron spectroscopy (AES) for chemical characterisation
  • Hydrogen and Oxygen rf plasma cleaning (up to 200 W)
  • Ar ion etching (100-3000 eV)
  • automated temperature control in the range of liquid Nitrogen (77 K) up to 900 K with a stability of +/- 0.5 K
  • electron beam evaporation of Fe, Co, Ni, Ag, Pt, Au, Al, Si, W (more possible) in the range from 0.1 nm to ten nm, using rods or crucibles.
  • co-evaporation of up to four (normally two) materials, successive evaporation of up to eight (normally 4) materials
  • changeable evaporator without breaking main vacuum
  • in situ longitudinal magnetooptical Kerr-effect (MOKE) up to +/-120 mT
  • in situ superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID)
  • transferable sample holders
  • in and out of plane angular dependent ferromagnetic resonance (FMR) measurements with cavities (1, 4 and 9 GHz) at fields up to 1.3 T
  • in plane FMR from 1.5 to 26.5 GHz in continuous frequencies
  • changeable cavities / continuous technique without breaking the main vacuum
  • standard sample size: 3.9 x 3.9 x 0.5 mm³, other possible


Photos: UHV-chamber R2D2 - UHV-chamber Bender - in situ MOKE - H-Plasma - O-Plasma

Contact:
Lab. Phone: 0203.379.4413
M. Farle
J. Lindner
F. M. Römer

Ferromagnetic and paramegnetic resonance (FMR, EPR, ESR)

  • Automatic in-plane and out-of-plane angular dependent measurements
  • Magnetic field up to 2.2T
  • Microwave cavities with quality factors of up to 8000
  • Frequency-tunable cavities (8-14GHz)
  • Microwave bridges and cavities for L, S, X, K and Q-Band
  • Field modulation up to 100kHz
  • Sample size up to 4x4mm2 (X-Band)
  • Low temperature (5K to RT) helium cryostat for X, K and Q-Band
  • High temperature unit for T = 80-800K

Photos: Fully automated setup - High sensitivity setup

Contact:
Lab. Phone: 0203.379.4414
M. Farle
J. Lindner
F. M. Römer
Magneto optical Kerr-Effect (MOKE)

  • ex situ: Automatic in-plane angular dependent measurements with step resolution < 0.1°
  • single ML Fe detection possible
  • ex situ fields +/- 60 mT with air coil for high precision small field measurements
  • same setup used for in and ex situ MOKE
  • typical sample size: 4x4 mm², up to 12x12mm² possible
  • using home-made single polarisation direction detector or commercial two components detector

Photos: Ex situ MOKE - In situ MOKE

Contact:
Lab. Phone: 0203.379.4428
M. Farle
J. Lindner
F. M. Römer
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