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Piezoelectric-based apparatus for strain tuning

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Date
18/06/2014
Author
Hicks, C.W.
Barber, M.E.
Edkins, S.D.
Brodsky, D.O.
Mackenzie, A.P.
Keywords
QC Physics
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Abstract
We report the design and construction of piezoelectric-based apparatus for applying continuously tuneable compressive and tensile strains to test samples. It can be used across a wide temperature range, including cryogenic temperatures. The achievable strain is large, so far up to 0.23% at cryogenic temperatures. The apparatus is compact and compatible with a wide variety of experimental probes. In addition, we present a method for mounting high-aspect-ratio samples in order to achieve high strain homogeneity.
Citation
Hicks , C W , Barber , M E , Edkins , S D , Brodsky , D O & Mackenzie , A P 2014 , ' Piezoelectric-based apparatus for strain tuning ' , Review of Scientific Instruments , vol. 85 , no. 6 , 065003 . https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4881611
Publication
Review of Scientific Instruments
Status
Peer reviewed
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4881611
ISSN
0034-6748
Type
Journal article
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© 2014 Author(s). All article content, except where otherwise noted, is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).
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The authors thank the UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council and the Max Planck Society for financial support.
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URI
http://hdl.handle.net/10023/5235

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