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RESEARCH PRODUCT

A hybrid method for calorimetry with subnanoliter samples using Schottky junctions

Tommi K. HakalaPäivi TörmäJ. Jussi Toppari

subject

Specific heatPhysics::Instrumentation and DetectorsChemistryThermometerAnalytical chemistryGeneral Physics and AstronomySchottky diodeThermodynamicsCalorimetryCondensed Matter::Mesoscopic Systems and Quantum Hall EffectHeat capacityCalorimeter

description

A μm-scale calorimeter realized by using Schottky junctions as a thermometer is presented. Combined with a hybrid experimental method, it enables simultaneous time-resolved measurements of variations in both the energy and the heat capacity of subnanoliter samples.

https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2436929