6th SPM User Meeting

After three years in virtual format, the Zurich Instruments SPM User Meeting will resume as a hybrid event hosted by Prof. Martino Poggio from the University of Basel. Join us in May for this one-day event in Basel, at the crossroads of France, Germany, and Switzerland. Exchange knowledge with your peers, engage in new collaborations, or learn first-hand how to use the instruments in dedicated tutorials, all to expand the community of Zurich Instruments super-users in the fields of scanning probe microscopy and quantum sensing.
This User Meeting will comprise high-level scientific talks from international speakers, practical tutorials, a poster session, and an optional lab tour in the Department of Physics at the University of Basel.
This year's focus topics will be quantum sensing and imaging as well as microwave detection. The following application areas will be covered:
- Nitrogen vacancy (NV) and color centers
- Scanning microwave impedance microscopy (SMIM)
- Radio-frequency (RF) STM and RF-reflectometry
- Superconducting quantum interference devices (SQUIDs)
- Nano-magnetic resonance imaging (nano-MRI)
- Spin detection
The in-person event registration is closed.
Please join us for the virtual event for talks and tutorials.
Invited Speakers
Program
| Time | Session |
| 08:30 - 09:00 |
Greetings & Registration
Welcome coffee – Biozentrum Foyer |
| 09:00 - 09:20 |
SPM at the quantum limit
Romain Stomp – Zurich Instruments |
| 09:20 - 09:50 |
Imaging weak magnetic field patterns on the nanometer-scale
Martino Poggio – University of Basel |
| 09:50 - 10:10 |
Characterizing nanomagnets used for silicon spin qubit operation
Liza Žaper – Qnami |
| 10:10 - 10:30 |
Scanning microwave microscopy and its applications
Denis Vasyukov – Nanosurf |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Coffee break |
| 11:00 - 11:30 |
Tutorial: Microwave lock-in detection
Kivanç Esat – Zurich Instruments |
| 11:30 - 12:00 |
Experimental challenges in the measurement of hidden modes of spin waves by NV magnetometry
Eric Clot – CEA Spintec |
| 12:00 - 13:30 | Buffet lunch with Poster session |
| 13:30 - 14:00 |
Tutorial: Microwave signal generation for quantum sensing
Emilio Depero – Zurich Instruments |
| 14:00 - 14:30 |
Parametric coupling between nanomechanical membrane modes for spin sensing
Alex Eichler – ETH Zurich |
| 14:30 - 15:00 |
Scanning NV magnetometry for material science and magnetic memory development
Patrick Maletinsky – University of Basel |
| 15:00 - 15:30 | Coffee break |
| 15:30 - 16:45 |
Q&A with hands-on demos
|
| 15:30 - 16:45 |
Lab tour (optional)
|
| 16:45 - 18:00 | Apéro with wine & cheese |
Venue and Further Information
Biozentrum, University of Basel
Spitalstrasse 41
4056 Basel
Switzerland
Arrival by Bus: The closest stop is "Kinderspital UKBB". It can be reached on bus 30 from either train station, or Bus 36 and 38 from the city.
Arrival by Car: There is paid parking in Parkhaus City located at Kantonsspital, Schanzenstr. 48 / Klingelbergstr. 20.





