Magnetic Properties of Nanocrystals

Abstract

This Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) award was instrumental in developing new technological capabilities to study nanomagnetism and superconductivity, two enabling technologies for future Air Force systems. Three distinct technological measurement capabilities were developed: variable-temperature cantilever torque magnetometry; variable-temperature magnetic force microscopy; and large-scan-area fast-turnaround Hall probe microscopy optimized for studying coated conductors. This report focuses on the second two capabilities and in particular on their application to the problems of vortex pinning and dissipation in superconductors, which are an enabling technology for such critical Air Force needs as high-power microwave sources and superconducting generators.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 2005
Accession Number
ADA441687

Entities

People

  • Kathryn A. Moler

Organizations

  • Stanford University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Advanced Materials
  • Air Force
  • Area Scanning
  • Carbon Nanotubes
  • Detectors
  • Directed Energy Weapons
  • Frequency Shift
  • High Power Microwaves
  • Laboratory Magnetometers
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Magnetic Forces
  • Magnetic Properties
  • Magnetometry
  • Materials
  • Microscopy
  • Nanocrystals
  • Superconductors

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Nanoscale Plasmonic Nanotechnology
  • Research Science/Academic Research
  • Superconducting Magnet Technology

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Directed Energy - Pulsed-Laser Deposition