Micromechanical "Trampoline" magnetometers for use in large pulsed magnetic fields.

Aksyuk, V; Balakirev, FF; Boebinger, GS; Gammel, PL; Haddon, RC; Bishop, DJ · Science · 1998

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

A silicon micromechanical magnetometer was constructed and successfully used in 60-tesla pulsed magnetic fields of less than 100-millisecond duration. The device is small, inexpensive to fabricate, and easy to use. It features a fast mechanical response (up to 50,000 hertz) and extremely high sensitivity yet is relatively robust against electrical and mechanical noise. Quantum oscillations in the magnetization of a 1-microgram sample of an organic superconductor, kappa-[bis(ethylenedithio)tetrathiafulvalene]2Cu(NCS)2, have been observed with this device.