Fudan University

Chunlei Gao

Shuai Zhang

Jian Shen

Di Huang

Shengyu Zhou

Lifeng Yin

Shiwei Wu

Zeyuan Sun

The present disclosure relates to the technical field of cryogenic cooling. In particular, the present disclosure relates to a mechanical vibration-isolated, liquid helium consumption-free cryogenic cooling device. The system according to some embodiments of the present disclosure comprises: a closed-cycle cryogenic cooling system, a helium heat exchange gas cooling and vibration isolation interface system, a cryogenic throttle valve cooling system, and a temperature feedback control system. The closed-cycle cooling system includes a cold head, a compressor, and a helium pipeline. The cryogenic throttle valve cooling system is thermally coupled to a low-temperature end of the cooling and vibration isolation interface.

Mechanical vibration-isolated, liquid helium consumption-free and extremely low temperature refrigerating system

A scanning probe microscope of the present disclosure includes: a room-temperature bore superconducting magnet including a liquid helium-consumption free closed-cycle cooling system, a superconducting magnet, and a chamber having a room-temperature bore; and a scanning probe microscope including a scanning head, a vacuum chamber, and a vibration isolation platform; and a computer control system. The room-temperature bore superconducting magnet is cooled by the cryogen-free closed-cycle cooling system which eliminates the dependence on liquid helium for high magnetic field operation. There is no physical contact between the scanning probe microscope and the superconducting magnet connected to the closed-cycle cooling system. The scanning probe microscope can achieve atomic-scale spatial resolution. The temperature of the scanning probe microscope is not restricted by the low temperature conditions for operation of the superconducting magnet. The scanning probe microscope and the vacuum chamber can achieve high-temperature baking independent of the superconducting magnet for ultra-high vacuum conditions.

High magnetic field scanning probe microscope employing liquid helium-free room-temperature bore superconducting magnet

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