Design of a scanning gate microscope for mesoscopic electron systems in a cryogen-free dilution refrigerator

作者:Pelliccione M*; Sciambi A; Bartel J; Keller A J; Goldhaber Gordon D
来源:Review of Scientific Instruments, 2013, 84(3): 033703.
DOI:10.1063/1.4794767

摘要

We report on our design of a scanning gate microscope housed in a cryogen-free dilution refrigerator with a base temperature of 15 mK. The recent increase in efficiency of pulse tube cryocoolers has made cryogen-free systems popular in recent years. However, this new style of cryostat presents challenges for performing scanning probe measurements, mainly as a result of the vibrations introduced by the cryocooler. We demonstrate scanning with root-mean-square vibrations of 0.8 nm at 3 K and 2.1 nm at 15 mK in a 1 kHz bandwidth with our design. Using Coulomb blockade thermometry on a GaAs/AlGaAs gate-defined quantum dot, we demonstrate an electron temperature of 45 mK.

  • 出版日期2013-3