Quantum Design Physical Property Measurement System installed at UIC
A Quantum Design Physical Property Measurement System (PPMS) has just been installed at UIC. This unique, versatile, and highly configurable instrument will measure electrical, magnetic, thermal transport, and thermodynamic properties of materials over a broad range of temperatures down to 1.8 K, magnetic fields up to 14 T, and pressures from ambient to above 300 GPa (3 megabars).
The instrument will address an array of problems spanning basic science, applied science, and engineering of new materials and devices. The instrument will advance the fundamental physics, chemistry, and materials science of superconducting materials, quantum materials, thermoelectrics, energy storage materials, superhard materials, novel nanoscale materials, and semiconductor and superconductor-based electronic devices. The instrument will also enable research and student and postdoctoral training at UIC and at other institutions, and will be integrated into the student education and training activities of UIC.
The image shows Dr. Fengyuan Shi, RRC Microscopy Facility Director, who will oversee the instrument in SES 166C. The instrument was obtained with an NSF MRI grant (Russell J, Hemley, PI). Please contact both scientists (fyshi@uic.edu and rhemley@uic.edu) about your interests in the instrument.