Single nanoparticle measurement techniques

Abstract

Various single particle measuring techniques are briefly reviewed and the basic concepts of a new micro-SQUID technique are discussed. It allows measurements of the magnetization reversal of single nanometer-sized particles at low temperature. The influence of the measuring technique on the system of interest is discussed.Comment: 3 pages, 3 figures, conference proceedings of MMM 1999, San Jose, 15-18 Nov., session number BE-0