The magnetic sensing at nanoscale level is a promising and interesting research topic of
nanoscience. Indeed, magnetic imaging is a powerful tool for probing biological, chemical …

Due to a growing interest in quantum information processing based on spin systems, the
micro-SQUID technique has been finding new interest and fabrication improvements have …

The focused ion beam (FIB) is a powerful tool for fabrication, modification, and
characterization of materials down to the nanoscale. Starting with the gallium FIB, which was …

Superconducting quantum interference devices (SQUIDs) can be used to detect weak
magnetic fields and have traditionally been the most sensitive magnetometers available …

There is currently fundamental and technological interest in measuring and manipulating
nanoscale magnets, particularly in the quantum coherent regime. To observe the dynamics …

Electronic correlations give rise to fascinating macroscopic phenomena such as
superconductivity, magnetism, and topological phases of matter. Although these …

In this review I discuss the application of scanning magnetic imaging to fundamental studies
of superconductors, concentrating on three scanning magnetic microscopies—scanning …

A nanometer-sized superconducting quantum interference device (nanoSQUID) is
fabricated on the apex of a sharp quartz tip and integrated into a scanning SQUID …

We have fabricated and characterized micro-SQUID susceptometers for use in low-
temperature scanning probe microscopy systems. The design features the following: a 4.6 μ …

Superconducting QUantum Interference Device (SQUID) microscopy has excellent magnetic
field sensitivity, but suffers from modest spatial resolution when compared with other …