High temperature superconductor micro SQUID magnetometer for molecular-based magnets

We have developed a high temperature superconductor (HTS) micro SQUID magnetometer for molecular-based magnets. By employing the dipole approximation, we verified the flux value of 40Φ0 from the saturation magnetic moment of the ferrimagnetic microcrystal of [Mn2(H2O)2(CH3COO)][W(CN)8] · 2H2O (15 × 15 × 13 μm). Considering the relative arrangement of the sample and the SQUID loop, including the influence of the film and grease, the calculated the flux values were Φ = 71Φ0 and 31Φ0 at distances of 20 and 30 μm between the sample bottom face and the SQUID plane, respectively. Thus, the experimentally obtained flux value is reasonable.