# A low-temperature ultrahigh-vacuum scanning probe microscope with                    <i>in situ</i>                    electronic transport capabilities: From macro to nano in 10 minutes

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83d21dba-c0de-4eaf-831c-8e033fff3293

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2026-09-24T01:36:02.540125Z

## Updated at

2026-09-24T02:28:58.716052Z

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2026-09-24T03:43:04.701264Z

## Doi

https://doi.org/10.48505/nims.6531

## First published url

https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0336684

## Date published

2026-09-01

## Recorded date published

2026-9-1

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## Title

- title: 'A low-temperature ultrahigh-vacuum scanning probe microscope with                    <i>in
    situ</i>                    electronic transport capabilities: From macro to nano
    in 10 minutes'
  title_type: original
  lang: en

## Description

- description: 'We have developed a low temperature, ultrahigh-vacuum (UHV) system
    that combines two complementary techniques, scanning probe microscopy (SPM) and
    electrical transport measurements, within a single platform. By providing simultaneous
    access to the atomic-scale surface landscape and the macroscopic device response
    of the same sample, the setup enables direct correlations between local structural/spectroscopic
    signatures and global electronic transport behavior in two-dimensional devices.
    The system allows experiments where atomic-scale modifications or controlled manipulations
    are performed while continuously monitoring their impact on device-scale performance.
    The setup consists of two interconnected UHV chambers: a dedicated preparation
    chamber and a separate measurement chamber that houses a liquid-helium cryostat
    and the SPM/transport stage. Base pressure is 1 × 10 −11 Torr. A key feature is
    direct optical access to the sample, enabling rapid and reliable tip positioning
    with an accuracy of 5 × 5 μm 2 within 10 min. The SPM, operated using custom-built
    electronics, can track the exact same sample region across a temperature range
    from 2.9 to 400 K, with mechanical stability below 1 pm. System performance is
    demonstrated on graphene devices, and bulk Pb is used to determine energy resolution.
    Using superconducting tips, scanning tunneling spectroscopy measures the superconducting
    gap with an energy resolution of 30 μV. Transport measurements track the temperature
    dependence of both resistivity and critical current across the superconducting
    transition of an in situ prepared Pb nanowire.'
  description_type: abstract
  lang: und

## Creator

- name: Diego Expósito
  role: author
- name: Oscar Custance
  role: author
  orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7931-603X
  organization: National Institute for Materials Science
- name: Iván Brihuega
  role: author

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organization: AIP Publishing

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## Keyword

- subject: ultrahigh vacuum
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- subject: low-temperature
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- subject: scanning probe microscope
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- subject: electrical transport measurements
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- subject: atomic scale imaging
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- subject: graphene devices
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## Rights

- description: This article may be downloaded for personal use only. Any other use
    requires prior permission of the author and AIP Publishing. This article appeared
    in (citation of published article) and may be found at https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0336684.
  identifier: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

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## Journal

- title: Review of Scientific Instruments
  issn: '00346748'
  volume: '97'
  issue: '9'
  article_number: '093701'

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## Funding

- identifier: PID2023-149106NB-I00
  funder_name: Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades
- identifier: Recovery Transformation and Resilience Plan [Materiales Disruptivos
    Bidimensionales (2D)
  funder_name: Comunidad de Madrid
- identifier: "(MAD2DCM)]"
  funder_name: Comunidad de Madrid
- identifier: 'Artificial Quantum Matter: From 2D Materials to Spin Lattice Systems'
  funder_name: NextGenerationEU
- identifier: 'Artificial Quantum Matter: From 2D Materials to Spin Lattice Systems'
  funder_name: Fundación BBVA

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