Search research articles

ABOUT JoVE

Overview Leadership Blog JoVE Help Center

AUTHORS

Publishing Process Editorial Board Scope & Policies Peer Review FAQ Submit

LIBRARIANS

Testimonials Subscriptions Access Resources Library Advisory Board FAQ

RESEARCH

JoVE Journal Methods Collections JoVE Encyclopedia of Experiments Archive

EDUCATION

JoVE Core JoVE Business JoVE Science Education JoVE Lab Manual Faculty Resource Center Faculty Site

Terms & Conditions of Use

Related Concept Videos

What is a Mode?

What is a Mode?

The mode is one of the commonly used measures of a central tendency. It is defined as the most frequent value in a data set.
There can be more than one mode in a data set if multiple values have the same highest frequency. For instance, suppose that the Statistics exam scores of 20 students are: 50; 53; 59; 59; 63; 63; 72; 72; 72; 72; 72; 76; 78; 81; 83; 84; 84; 84; 90; 93. Here, the mode is 72, as it occurs most frequently, five times.
A data set with two modes is called bimodal. For example,...

P-N junction

P-N junction

A p-n junction is formed when p-type and n-type semiconductor materials are joined together. At the interface of the p-n junction, holes from the p-side and electrons from the n-side begin to diffuse into the opposite sides due to the concentration gradient. This diffusion of carriers leads to a region around the junction where there are no free charge carriers, known as the depletion region. The charge density within the depletion region for the n-side and p-side can be described by the...

Ventilatory Modes

Ventilatory Modes

Mechanical ventilators are life-saving devices that support or replace spontaneous breathing. They deliver breaths to patients through varying methods known as ventilator modes. Understanding these modes is critical for healthcare providers managing patients with respiratory failure.
There are three ventilatory modes: full support, partial support, and spontaneous. These are described below.
Full Support Modes
Full support modes include controlled mechanical ventilation, continuous mandatory...

Modes of Standing Waves - I

Modes of Standing Waves - I

A close look at earthquakes provides evidence for the conditions appropriate for resonance, standing waves, and constructive and destructive interference. A building may vibrate for several seconds with a driving frequency matching the building's natural frequency of vibration; this produces a resonance that results in one building collapsing while the neighboring buildings do not. Often, buildings of a certain height are devastated, while other taller buildings remain intact. This...

Modes of Standing Waves: II

Modes of Standing Waves: II

The starting point for expressing the modes of standing waves is understanding the boundary conditions that the waves must follow. The boundary conditions are derived from the physical understanding of how the standing waves are sustained, that is, how the vibrating particles of the medium behave at the boundaries imposed on them.
For a tube open at one end and closed at the other filled with air, the modes are such that there is always an antinode at the open end and a node at the closed end....

MOSFET: Enhancement Mode

MOSFET: Enhancement Mode

Enhancement-mode MOSFETs are pivotal components in electronics, distinguished by their capacity to act as highly efficient switches. They are part of the larger family of metal-oxide Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistors (MOSFETs). They are available in two types: p-channel and n-channel, each tailored to specific polarity operations.
In their basic form, enhancement-mode MOSFETs are typically non-conductive when the gate-source voltage (Vgs) is zero. This default 'off' state means no...

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by

Same author

Emergent Network of Josephson Junctions in a Kagome Superconductor.

Nano letters·2026

Same author

Cryogenic amplifier with high sensitivity and stability for noise-STM.

The Review of scientific instruments·2026

Same author

Optical interference for the guidance of cryogenic focused ion beam milling beyond the axial diffraction limit.

Nature communications·2026

Same author

Isofrequency spin-wave imaging using color center magnetometry for magnon spintronics.

Nature communications·2025

Same author

Young's double-slit experiment with anisotropic GHz surface acoustic waves on gallium arsenide.

Optics letters·2025

Same author

Recombination of localized quasiparticles in disordered superconductors.

Nature communications·2025

Same journal

Synergistic Ion-Solvent Modulation Derived Robust Multiphase Solid Electrolyte Interphases for High-Rate and Long-Term Zinc-Ion Batteries.

Nano letters·2026

Same journal

Actively Tunable Metalens with Varying Fields of View.

Nano letters·2026

Same journal

Optical Spectral Fingerprinting Enables Sensitive Detection of Anthracycline Chemotherapeutics in Synthetic Clinical Biofluids.

Nano letters·2026

Same journal

Gate-Tunable Magnetoresistance in Antiferromagnetic van der Waals FePS<sub>3</sub> Transistors.

Nano letters·2026

Same journal

Highly Localized Plasmonic Jackiw-Rebbi State from a Topological Phase Transition.

Nano letters·2026

Same journal

Anisotropic Magnetoresistance and Giant Topological Hall Effect in In-Plane Topological Spin Structures.

Nano letters·2026

See all related articles

Search research articles

Related Experiment Video

Updated: Jan 29, 2026

Scanning SQUID Study of Vortex Manipulation by Local Contact

Scanning SQUID Study of Vortex Manipulation by Local Contact

Published on: February 1, 2017

Tapping-Mode SQUID-on-Tip Microscopy with Proximity Josephson Junctions.

Matthijs Rog¹, Tycho J Blom¹, Daan B Boltje²

¹Huygens-Kamerlingh Onnes Laboratory, Leiden University, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands.

|January 27, 2026

Summary

This summary is machine-generated.

We developed a new tapping-mode SQUID-on-tip technique to measure nanoscale dynamics in quantum materials. This method noninvasively images currents, magnetism, and dissipation, advancing quantum chip manufacturing.

Keywords:

AFM Josephson effect SQUID microscopy scanning

More Related Videos

Colonization of Euprymna scolopes Squid by Vibrio fischeri

Colonization of Euprymna scolopes Squid by Vibrio fischeri

Published on: March 1, 2012

A Method for Extracting Pigments from Squid Doryteuthis pealeii

A Method for Extracting Pigments from Squid Doryteuthis pealeii

Published on: November 9, 2016

Related Experiment Videos

Last Updated: Jan 29, 2026

Scanning SQUID Study of Vortex Manipulation by Local Contact

Scanning SQUID Study of Vortex Manipulation by Local Contact

Published on: February 1, 2017

Colonization of Euprymna scolopes Squid by Vibrio fischeri

Colonization of Euprymna scolopes Squid by Vibrio fischeri

Published on: March 1, 2012

A Method for Extracting Pigments from Squid Doryteuthis pealeii

A Method for Extracting Pigments from Squid Doryteuthis pealeii

Published on: November 9, 2016

Area of Science:

Quantum Materials Science
Nanotechnology
Condensed Matter Physics

Background:

Understanding nanoscale dynamics is crucial for quantum materials and quantum chip development.
Measuring nonequilibrium properties like current and dissipation at the nanoscale remains challenging.
Superconducting quantum interference devices (SQUIDs) offer high magnetic and thermal sensitivity for nanoscale measurements.

Purpose of the Study:

To introduce a novel tapping-mode SQUID-on-tip technique for nanoscale dynamic property measurement.
To enable simultaneous imaging of multiple physical properties on complex nanostructures.
To provide a noninvasive method for studying exotic materials and quantum circuits.

Main Methods:

Integration of atomic force microscopy with nanoSQUID sensing (tapping-mode SQUID-on-tip).
Minimizing nanoSQUID-sample distance for enhanced sensitivity and in-plane magnetic field detection.
Utilizing frequency multiplexing for simultaneous data acquisition.
Employing proximity-junction nanoSQUIDs with a four-probe electronic readout.

Main Results:

Simultaneous imaging of nanoscale currents, magnetism, dissipation, and topography.
Resolution of nanoscale currents down to 100 nA.
Successful operation on highly corrugated nanostructures.
Noninvasive capture of local magnetic, thermal, and electronic responses.

Conclusions:

Tapping-mode SQUID-on-tip is a powerful noninvasive technique for studying nanoscale dynamics.
The method facilitates the advancement of quantum materials research and quantum chip manufacturing.
Enables detailed investigation of dynamic phenomena in delicate quantum systems.