Piezoelectric-based apparatus for strain tuning

C.W. Hicks; M.E. Barber; S.D. Edkins; D.O. Brodsky; A.P. Mackenzie

doi:10.1063/1.4881611

Piezoelectric-based apparatus for strain tuning

C.W. Hicks, M.E. Barber, S.D. Edkins, D.O. Brodsky, A.P. Mackenzie

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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.

Original language	English
Article number	065003
Number of pages	8
Journal	Review of Scientific Instruments
Volume	85
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4881611
Publication status	Published - 18 Jun 2014

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