Ecopia low cost Hall effect measurement system for Van der Pauw method
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Ecopia HMS Hall Measurement System
Van der Pauw
Ecopia HMS-3000 Hall Measurement System
Very Competitive Price        Compact Desktop Design        Easy-To-Use
Click Here to download the HMS-3000 four page brochure - hms3000_brochure.pdf [400K PDF file]


Click Here to go to the webpage for the HMS-5000 with variable temperature control and motorized magnet.


The Ecopia HMS-3000 Hall Measurement System is a complete system for measuring the resistivity, carrier concentration, and mobility of semiconductors. The HMS-3000 includes software with I-V curve capability. The systems can be used to characterize various materials including silicon, compound semiconductors, metal layers, oxides, etc., at room temperature and 77K (liquid nitrogen temperature). Comparison of HMS-3000 with the former HMS-2000 (18K Excel file).

Characteristics
  • Compact Desktop Model - Permanent magnets and a small circuit system are used instead of an electric magnet system and a bulky constant current source, producing a compact, desktop design.

    Simplicity and Accuracy
  • 5 Stage current ranges reduce the allowance error to a minimum.

    Simple Operation - Speedy Data Results
  • Data is input by a simple operation providing bulk/sheet carrier concentration, mobility, Hall coefficient, bulk resistivity, conductivity, magnetoresistrance, and alpha (Vertical/Horizontal ratio of resistance).


    The SPCB-1 Spring Clip Board does not require the usual sample bonding process invoving the use of small wires.
    (click the photo below to see a larger image)

    The Spring Clip Board is for use with the 0.55 Tesla magnet
    kit (not the 1.0T) and it has spring loaded clips and spring
    loaded tips to make contact without using bonding wires.
    (When using the Spring Clip Board, usually the contacts must still
    be annealed with a conductive material such as indium to insure
    good probe contact)

    The SPCB-2 Spring Clip Board is for mounting thicker samples that are from 2mm up to 4.5mm in thickness.
    (click the photo below to see a larger image)


    Click here to download a 204K PDF file regarding the sample mounting boards including the Spring Clip Boards

    Click here to download a 128K PDF file regarding the
    method for sample mounting using the Spring Clip Board


    Product Composition
  • Constant current source supply system
  • Sample measurement case
  • Permanent magnet set
  • Hall Effect Measurement Program (Windows)
  • Funnel for liquid nitrogen

    Features
  • Low and high resistivity measurement capability, bulk and sheet carrier concentration and mobility, Hall coefficient in semiconductors
  • DC measurement modes
  • van der Pauw and Hall Bar measurements
  • Board system (room temperature or 77K)

    Specifications:
    General
  • Maximum sample size (Small board) - 6mm x 6mm, (Large Board/Spring Clip Board) - 20mm x 20mm.
  • Measurement Temperature: 300K (room temperature), 77K (Liquid Nitrogen)
  • Cool-down time: 10sec.
  • Measurement Material: All semiconductors including Si, SiGe, SiC, GaAs, InGaAs, InP, GaN (N Type & P Type can be measured).
        Data input of depth enables comprehensive measurement of the whole material.
  • Resistivity Range of HMS-3000: 10-4 to 107 (Ohms-cm)
  • Magnet: Permanent magnet (diameter: 30 mm)
  • Magnet Flux Density: 0.55 Tesla nominal +/-1% of marked value (Optional 1 Tesla sample kit for 300K testing only)
  • Stability: 2% over 1 years
  • Uniformity: +/- 1% over 20mm diameter from center
  • Pole Gap: 26 mm
  • Hall voltage range: 10uV to 2000mV
  • Mobility: (cm2/Volt-sec) 2 ~ 107 (including low temperature)
  • Density (cm-3): 107 ~ 1021
  • Standard field strength 0.55 Tesla, Optional field strengths 0.27T, 0.31T, 0.37T, 1.0 Tesla (300K testing only).
  • Size (W � D � H): 320 x 300 x 105 mm (Constant Current Supply System)
  • Weight: 7.7kg (without shipping packaging)
  • Packed in overseas wooden crate, Weight: 18.5 Kg, Dimensions: 23" x 18" x 19"

    Current source:
  • Range: (HMS-3000) 1nA-20mA
  • Compliance: 12V

    Voltage measurements:
  • Input impedance: 2x107
  • Input voltage range: +/-12V
  • Sample input: Sample board
  • Contact switching: Mechanical Relay


    0.55 Tesla (Standard)

    0.55T Sample Holder with lid and sample board removed,
    showing magnet set and LN2 reservoir.

    Click on either photo to see a larger image.



    1.0 Tesla (Optional)

    Ecopia offers a 1.0 Tesla permanent magnet sample
    holder kit
    with lid for use at room temperature only.

    Click on either photo to see a larger image.



    Sample boards for bonding/testing samples:

    1. For use with <6mm x 6mm samples (5 pcs included with HMS system)
    2. For use with <20mm x 20mm samples (5 pcs included with HMS system)
    3. For use with socketed IC's (not normally included, but available upon request)
    Click photo to see a larger image


    Screen-shot showing HMS-3000 Software
    Click photo to see a larger image



    Screen-shot showing IV Curve software
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    Another image of the HMS-3000 which lists the included materials
    Click photo to see a larger image


    Downloadable documents and information regarding the Hall Measurement System:

    1)  A two page flyer regarding the HMS-3000 a 170K PDF file

    2)  A guide to installing and using the HMS-3000 Hall Effect Measurement System [2.4 MEG PDF file]

    3)  Operating Manual for the HMS-3000 System [2.9 MEG PDF file]

    4)  A document regarding the sample mounting boards for use with the HMS-3000 system [116K PDF file]

    5)  Download a PDF file [734K] describing the process for bonding a sample to one of the test boards used in the HMS-3000 Hall Effect Measurement System

    6)  A well done Wikipedia article regarding the Van der Pauw method: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_der_Pauw_method.

    7)  An NIST web page, http://www.eeel.nist.gov/812/hall.html, regarding the theory and implementation of the Hall Effect Measurement technique

    8)  Download a PDF file [434K] which shows the MP55T sample holder/magnet set that has TWO 0.55T magnets on a slide mechanism which relieves the user from having to remove the magnet and replace it on the other side of the sample kit. Using the MP55T sample kit, the user only needs to position the side in one of the three positions, i.e., the "no magnet" position, the "north magnet" position, or the "south magnet" position. The slide moves very easily. The MP55T is available on a new system instead of the usual magnet kit, or it can be purchased as an upgrade to an existing system.

    9)  White Papers that mention the use of the HMS-3000: The following papers are copyrighted materials that you can find on the web by searching for the name using google. Include the quotation marks in your google search. Once you have purchased the PDF document, you can search in the documment for "HMS" to find the reference:

    "Preparation and Properties of Multiwalled Carbon Nanotube/Polycaprolactone Nanocomposites"

    "Structure, optical, and electrical properties of indium tin oxide thin films prepared by sputtering at room temperature and annealed..."

    "Sintering behaviors and electrical properties of transparent conducting..."

    To request further information please call Bridge Technology at (480) 988-2256 or send e-mail to Larry Bridge at: sales@bridgetec.com


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