Abstract

We demonstrate cooling of the center of mass motion of charged graphene nanoplatelets levitated in a quadrupole ion trap in high vacuum down to temperatures of 20 K. Parametric feedback based on optical measurements of particle motion was used to achieve the particle cooling at pressure p < 10(-6) Torr, and cooling along all three axes of motion was observed. Dependence of cooling on the electric fields was measured by varying DC voltages on a set of auxiliary electrodes used to spatially shift the trap minimum. Methods to calibrate mass and charge of the nanoplatelet by measuring its motion frequency dependence on discharge were also explored. (C) 2015 AIP Publishing LLC.

Publication Details
Publication Type
Journal Article
Year of Publication
2015
Volume
106
DOI
10.1063/1.4922705
Journal
Applied Physics Letters
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