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Progress towards the measurement of a small spin system using a nanoSQUID

Explore progress in measuring small spin systems with a NanoSQUID, including device properties, placement techniques, and potential applications in quantum computing and nanometrology. Learn about noise properties, fabrication methods, and magnetic properties of tiny particles.

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Progress towards the measurement of a small spin system using a nanoSQUID

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  1. Progress towards the measurement of a small spin system using a nanoSQUID S.K.H. Lam, W. Yang, K. Lo, D.L. Tilbrook Frontiers in Quantum Nanoscience Sir Mark Oliphant and PITP Conference January 2006 Industrial Physics

  2. Contents 1. Nanosquid Properties Device realization and fabrication Noise properties of the device 2. Placement of small object on the device Electron beam induced deposition Self assembly monolayer Dispersion and manipulation of nanoparticle 3. Summary and Outlook

  3. Potential Applications Low field NMR and NQR Molecular fingerprint Forensic science Nanometrology Quantum Computing Qubit based on energy state of high magnetic anisotropy magnetic cluster 1-3 Qubit based on spin state of single phosphor atom or quantum dot 4, 5 1. Leuenberger et al., Quantum Computing in molecular magnets, Nature, 410, 789 (2001). 2. Tejada et al., Magnetic qubits as hardware for quantum computers, Nanotechnology, 12, 181 (2001). 3. Meier F. et al., Quantum Computing with Spin Cluster Qubits, PRL, 90, 047901 (2003). 4. Kane B.E. A silicon-based nuclear spin quantum computer, Nature, 393 133 (1998). 5. Hanson et al. Zeeman Energy and Spin Relaxation in a One-Electron Quantum Dot, PRL, 91, 196802-1, (2003).

  4. Realisation of a Niobium Nanosquid 200 nm junctions SQUID loop • 20 nm thick Nb-film, Tc ~ 9K • Junctions based on Nb nanobrigdes ~ 100 nm wide • fabricated by electron beam lithography and reactive ion etching • SQUID-loop: 200 nm x 200 nm

  5. Low field (mT) NMR NMR measurement setup Glass fibre dewar and coil set Bp Bm

  6. Characteristics of the NanoSQUID ´ B I SQUID operation in the small signal regime (~0.1 Fo) V

  7. Characteristics of the NanoSQUID Fig. 2

  8. Noise Properties - Static Field Measurements Bp Fig. 3

  9. Electron Beam Induced Deposition f ~ 20 nm f ~ 200 nm Fig. 4b Fig. 4a : an electron beam induced contamination patch in the SQUID hole

  10. Magnetic Properties of Ferritin Ferritin is an iron storage protein Iron oxyhydroxide core 70 Å diameter surrounded by protein shell of ~120 Å Antiferromagnetic below 12K. Small net magnetic moment per particle: net spin ~ 200 spins Zero field cooled magnetic measurement of ferritin in a SQUID Magnetometer

  11. Self Assembled Monolayer • A schematic diagram to show the attachment of a ferritin particle on the Au surface through the activated carboxyl group of the MPA (3-mercaptopropionic acid) SAM molecules. • The carboxyl groups were activated by placing the gold electrodes with 75 mM 1-ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl) carbodiimide (EDC) and 50 mM N-hydroxysuccinimide (NHS) in 50 mM phosphate buffer, pH 6.8 for 30 min. Fig. 5

  12. Electrochemical Studies of Ferritin on Gold • The peak at 0.25 V and the dip at – 0.38 V indicate that the oxidization of Fe2+ to Fe3+ and the reduction of Fe3+ to Fe2+ respectively. Fig. 6

  13. Particle Manipulation with an AFM

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