Ultra-High-Temperature Vacuum Prober for Electrical and Thermal Measurements

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Autores principales: Jalabert, Laurent, Ordonez-Miranda, Jose, Wu, Yunhui, Kim, Byunggi, Anufriev, Roman, Nomura, Masahiro, Volz, Sebastian
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Publicado: 2025
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author Jalabert, Laurent
Ordonez-Miranda, Jose
Wu, Yunhui
Kim, Byunggi
Anufriev, Roman
Nomura, Masahiro
Volz, Sebastian
author_facet Jalabert, Laurent
Ordonez-Miranda, Jose
Wu, Yunhui
Kim, Byunggi
Anufriev, Roman
Nomura, Masahiro
Volz, Sebastian
contents We develop an ultra-high-temperature vacuum probe station (UHT-VPS) featuring a sample holder heated by thermal radiation from a silicon carbide heater. This contactless configuration electrically isolates the sample from the high-power heating source through a vacuum gap, ensuring reliable measurements under extreme conditions. The capability of this UHT-VPS to measure electrical signals from 30 nV upward on bulk sapphire is demonstrated using the 3w/2w method. Measurements are continuously operated from 300 to 1150 K, under high vacuum, for a total of about 66 hours without readjusting the contact. They yield the linear and quadratic temperature coefficients of resistance of chromium/platinum micro-resistances, as well as the sapphire's thermal conductivity and thermal diffusivity. By recording the heater and sensor temperature signals up to 30 kHz and fitting them with theoretical models that account for the quadratic TCR of Cr/Pt microwires, we obtain values in agreement with literature data obtained by optical methods. In this temperature range, we also measure thermal conductivity, which cannot be directly accessed by optical techniques. Our system thus provides an effective solution for simultaneously retrieving the electrical and thermal properties of materials using a single set of 3w/2w data up to unprecedented temperature levels.
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spellingShingle Ultra-High-Temperature Vacuum Prober for Electrical and Thermal Measurements
Jalabert, Laurent
Ordonez-Miranda, Jose
Wu, Yunhui
Kim, Byunggi
Anufriev, Roman
Nomura, Masahiro
Volz, Sebastian
Instrumentation and Detectors
Materials Science
Applied Physics
We develop an ultra-high-temperature vacuum probe station (UHT-VPS) featuring a sample holder heated by thermal radiation from a silicon carbide heater. This contactless configuration electrically isolates the sample from the high-power heating source through a vacuum gap, ensuring reliable measurements under extreme conditions. The capability of this UHT-VPS to measure electrical signals from 30 nV upward on bulk sapphire is demonstrated using the 3w/2w method. Measurements are continuously operated from 300 to 1150 K, under high vacuum, for a total of about 66 hours without readjusting the contact. They yield the linear and quadratic temperature coefficients of resistance of chromium/platinum micro-resistances, as well as the sapphire's thermal conductivity and thermal diffusivity. By recording the heater and sensor temperature signals up to 30 kHz and fitting them with theoretical models that account for the quadratic TCR of Cr/Pt microwires, we obtain values in agreement with literature data obtained by optical methods. In this temperature range, we also measure thermal conductivity, which cannot be directly accessed by optical techniques. Our system thus provides an effective solution for simultaneously retrieving the electrical and thermal properties of materials using a single set of 3w/2w data up to unprecedented temperature levels.
title Ultra-High-Temperature Vacuum Prober for Electrical and Thermal Measurements
topic Instrumentation and Detectors
Materials Science
Applied Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.22643