Versatile variable temperature insert at the DEIMOS beamline for in situ electrical transport measurements

• Published in: Journal of synchrotron radiation 2016-05, Vol.23 (3), p.652-657
• Main Authors: Joly, L., Muller, B., Sternitzky, E., Faullumel, J.-G., Boulard, A., Otero, E., Choueikani, F., Kappler, J.-P., Studniarek, M., Bowen, M., Ohresser, P.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: cryogenic insert; magnetic and electrical orders; multiferroics; X-ray absorption spectroscopy
• ISSN: 1600-5775; 1600-5775
• DOI: 10.1107/S1600577516002551

The design and the first experiments are described of a versatile cryogenic insert used for its electrical transport capabilities. The insert is designed for the cryomagnet installed on the DEIMOS beamline at the SOLEIL synchrotron dedicated to magnetic characterizations through X‐ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) measurements. This development was spurred by the multifunctional properties of novel materials such as multiferroics, in which, for example, the magnetic and electrical orders are intertwined and may be probed using XAS. The insert thus enables XAS to in situ probe this interplay. The implementation of redundant wiring and careful shielding also enables studies on operating electronic devices. Measurements on magnetic tunnel junctions illustrate the potential of the equipment toward XAS studies of in operando electronic devices. The design of a versatile cryogenic insert with electrical connections configured to perform electrical transport measurements on devices is described. This insert enables XAS at the DEIMOS beamline at the SOLEIL synchrotron to probe in situ the interplay between magnetic and electrical orders in novel materials such as multiferroics.