QD 14 Tesla PPMS – Systems

The PPMS is an automatic low-temperature and magnet system for measuring material properties such as specific heat, magnetic AC- and DC- susceptibility and electrical and thermal transport properties (such as the Hall effect, thermoelectric effectiveness and the Seebeck effect).

AC / DC MAGNETIZATION

Temperature Range 1.9 – 350 K
AC Frequency Range 10 Hz to 10 kHz
AC Field Amplitude Range 2 mOe to 15 Oe
DC Magnetization Measurements 2.5 x 10-5 emu to 5 emu
AC Susceptibility Measurements 2 x 10-8 emu @ 10 kHz

VSM measurement parameters

Temperature Range 1.9 – 350 K
VSM oscillation frequency 40 Hz
VSM oscillation amplitude 2 mm peak

Torque Magnetometry (to be used with horizontal rotator)

Temperature Range 1.9 – 350 K
Sample Size up to 2 x 2 mm2
Sample Mass up to 10 mg (depending on anisotropy)

Electro-Transport (to be used with horizontal rotator)

Noise
  • HGA 0.5 nV/√Hz @ 1kHz (typ.)
  • 1 nV/√Hz (maximum) PGA
  • 5 nV/√Hz @ 1kHz (typ.),10 nV/√Hz (maximum)

Thermal Measurements

Temperature Range 1.9 – 400 K
Sample Size 1 – 200 mg (20 mg, typ.)
Heat Capacity resolution 10 nJ/K @ 2 K
Measurement Accuracy < 5%, 2–300 K < 2%, typ
Working Pressure < 0.01 mTorr (with charcoal holder)

Thermal Transport Option

Thermal conductivity
Seebeck coefficient
Electrical resistivity
Thermoelectric figure of merit

In-house developed insert for magnetostriction measurements

Simultaneous measurements
Single sample characterization
Uniform same conditions
Precise temperature control

HMD Pressure Cell

Maximum Applied Pressure 1.3 GPa
Sample Space Diameter 1.7 or 2.2 mm
Sample Space Length 7 mm max
Cell Diameter 8.5 mm
Temperature Range 1.9 to 400K