Location: DRL
Coordinator: Prof. Jay Kikkawa (Physics) 215/898-7522
e-mail: kikkawa (at) physics.upenn.edu

This user facility allows users to perform a wide range of measurements. Equipment includes 2 Quantum Design PPMS systems capable of 9 T magnetic fields and temperatures from 1.7 K to 400 K, a Quantum Design MPMS SQUID magnetometer capable of measurements from 2° K to 800° K, a custom-built optical absorbance/photoluminescence system with detection bandwidth from 350 nm to 1.7 microns, and a glove box with micromanipulator probes. Between these systems, users are able to perform DC magnetic moment, AC magnetic susceptibility, 2- and 4-wire magnetoresistance, thermal conductivity, heat capacity, photoconductivity, photoluminescence, absorbance, Hall effect, and optically induced magnetic moment studies. We have recently added a triple grating Raman spectrometer and can accommodate both liquid and solid samples. A remote interface permits authorized users to run many of these measurements over the Internet.