Further measurements of the temperature dependence of the voltage response of piezoelectric tube scanner PZT-5A for use in scanning tunneling microscopes

Journal Article · Thu Dec 01 04:00:00 EST 1994 · Review of Scientific Instruments; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1145180· OSTI ID:7065663

Vandervoort, K G ^[1]; Zasadzinski, R K; Galicia, G G; Crabtree, G W ^[2]

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1. Department of Chemistry and Physics, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, North Carolina 28723 (United States)
2. Science and Technology Center for Superconductivity and Materials Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439 (United States)

We report further measurements of the temperature dependence of the piezotube coefficient for material PZT-5A. These new results support our earlier findings that the temperature dependence of the piezoresponse is linear to within 10% and is reduced by a factor of 5.5 on decreasing temperature from 300 to 4.2 K. Our new data imply that the piezocoefficient temperature dependence is reproducible for tubes of various sizes, even when the room temperature coefficients differ by more than 20% from their published values.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL
• DOE Contract Number: W-31109-ENG-38
• OSTI ID: 7065663
• Journal Information: Review of Scientific Instruments; (United States), Journal Name: Review of Scientific Instruments; (United States) Vol. 65:12; ISSN 0034-6748; ISSN RSINAK
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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440800* -- Miscellaneous Instrumentation-- (1990-)
47 OTHER INSTRUMENTATION
ELECTRICITY
ELECTRON SCANNING
LEAD COMPOUNDS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PIEZOELECTRICITY
PZT
TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE
TEMPERATURE RANGE
TEMPERATURE RANGE 0000-0013 K
TEMPERATURE RANGE 0013-0065 K
TEMPERATURE RANGE 0065-0273 K
TEMPERATURE RANGE 0273-0400 K
TITANATES
TITANIUM COMPOUNDS
TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS
TUBES
ZIRCONATES
ZIRCONIUM COMPOUNDS