Abstract
We have constructed a scanning Hall-probe microscope that combines a 1×4cm scan range with 200 nm positioning resolution by coupling stepper motors to high-resolution drivers and reducing gears. The instrument is uniquely suited for efficient magnetic imaging of mesoscopic devices, media, and materials, operating from 4 K to room temperature with fast turn-around time. Its potential for studying dissipation in coated conductors—high-Tc superconducting tapes—is demonstrated via model systems. We image an entire sample of YBa2Cu3O7−δ, then zoom in to individual fluxons. Flux penetration into a single artificial grain boundary is imaged with 4×10−3G∕Hz field resolution and 25μs time resolution by averaging over cycles of ac driving current. Using the resulting magnetic movie, we map out ac power losses.
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