Lake Shore Cryotronics will be in Boston at next week’s MRS Fall Meeting & Exhibit, showcasing, among other technologies, its new Model 346 temperature controller optimized for faster experiment and sample exchange times, as well as the company’s unique SMU-10 source measure unit for highly sensitive low-level measurements.
The Model 346, which is now available for pre-order and will be on display in Booth 203, boasts up to 400 W of total heater power, enabling it to warm up quickly. This results in reduced wait time between measurement runs and more temperature sweeps per day when characterizing materials at variable temperatures.
The next-generation controller also features:
- Ten standard inputs, expandable up to 26 with option cards
- A 300 mK to 1500 K temperature range
- A touchscreen interface for simple setup and monitoring
- ColdSync™ software that facilitates advanced setup, initial configuration, and comprehensive data monitoring
The SMU, which will also be on display at MRS Fall, is the latest addition to the MeasureReady™ M81-SSM synchronous source measure system. It integrates DC current, DC voltage, AC current, AC voltage, lock-in, and resistance measurement capabilities into a single, compact module. Leveraging the M81-SSM’s unique noise reduction and synchronization technologies, the SMU-10 module is ideal for characterizing the ultra-low current and voltage regimes of 2D nanomaterial semiconductors.
The SMU-10’s unique AC sourcing and lock-in measurement capabilities provide increased measurement sensitivity by avoiding thermal and other DC offsets. Additionally, the synchronous sampling capability of the M81-SSM system enables precise alignment of source and measure sweep timing across up to three SMU or source/measure module channels.
Also being demoed at MRS Fall: the FastHall™ Station. This fully integrated tabletop Hall system leverages the patented FastHall measurement technology of the company’s M91 FastHall measurement controller. The controller enables Hall analysis to be performed in much less time than comparable solutions, especially when characterizing low-mobility materials. In addition, Lake Shore will display a guarded insert for FastHall measurements performed in a Quantum Design PPMS®.
Other products to be discussed at MRS Fall include the company’s:
- Cryogenic probe stations for performing on-wafer DC or high-frequency measurements of materials at temperatures as low as 1.6 K under vacuum (the TTPX station will be on display)
- Infinite Helium, an award-winning, fully automated recirculating gas cooler system that enables a liquid helium cryostat to operate cryogen-free (it will be shown in Booth 203 attached to an optical ST-500 microscopy cryostat)
- Full range of LHe/LN2 and closed-cycle cryogen-free cryostats optimized for material research
- Electromagnet-based MagRS system with options for vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM), ferromagnetic resonance (FMR), Hall effect, and electron transport measurements
- New Mössbauer Complete system featuring a fully integrated high-performance spectrometer from Iron Analytics, and available in both room temperature and cryogenic versions
- CryoComplete system, which includes M81-SSM instruments, a LN2 cryostat, a cryogenic controller, and software for 77 K to 500 K characterization applications
- Complete portfolio of cryogenic measurement and control products for low-temperature material research, including cryogenic sensors, other controllers, and monitors