Method and system for elevated temperature measurement with probes designed for room temperature measurement
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1. A method for elevated sample temperature measurement, a method comprising:
- heating a sample to a sample temperature, T;
moving a probe from a first position to a second position, wherein the first position is proximate to a reference plate held at constant temperature, T0, and the second position is proximate to the sample, and T is greater than T0;
measuring a contact potential difference of the sample, VCPDS, with the probe being held in the second position for a measuring time, Δ
tmeasure, sufficiently short to prevent substantial heating of the probe;
returning the probe to the first position;
measuring a contact potential difference of the reference plate, VCPDR; and
determining a difference Δ
VCPD=VCPDS−
VCPDR as a measure of a sample contact potential at T.
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Abstract
Techniques for measuring a contact potential difference of a sample at an elevated temperature using a probe designed for room temperature measurement are disclosed. In such measurements, probe damage by excessive heating can be prevented without any probe modifications to include probe cooling. This can be achieved by minimizing the time the probe spends in close proximity to the heated sample. Furthermore, the effect of probe heating by the sample on the probe reading can be corrected by including an additional contact potential difference measurement of a reference plate kept at room temperature in the measurement cycle.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for elevated sample temperature measurement, a method comprising:
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heating a sample to a sample temperature, T;
moving a probe from a first position to a second position, wherein the first position is proximate to a reference plate held at constant temperature, T0, and the second position is proximate to the sample, and T is greater than T0;
measuring a contact potential difference of the sample, VCPDS, with the probe being held in the second position for a measuring time, Δ
tmeasure, sufficiently short to prevent substantial heating of the probe;
returning the probe to the first position;
measuring a contact potential difference of the reference plate, VCPDR; and
determining a difference Δ
VCPD=VCPDS−
VCPDR as a measure of a sample contact potential at T.- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
determining a sample contact potential difference from a difference between VCPDS and VCPDR from each cycle.
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11. The method of claim 10, further comprising changing the sample temperature between measuring VCPDS of successive cycles and measuring the sample temperature, T, each time the probe measures VCPDS.
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12. The method of claim 11, further comprising determining a dependence of Δ
- VCPD on the sample temperature.
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13. The method of claim 12, wherein a corona charge is deposited on sample surface prior to changing the sample temperature.
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14. The method of claim 13, further comprising identifying contaminant ions present in the sample from the dependence of Δ
- VCPD on the sample temperature.
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15. The method of claim 14, further comprising determining the concentration of each contaminant ion in the sample from the dependence of Δ
- VCPD on the sample temperature.
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16. The method of claim 13, further comprising monitoring desorption of contaminants from the sample from a rate of change of the dependence of Δ
- VCPD on the sample temperature.
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17. A system;
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a sample stage for supporting a sample;
a heating element for heating the sample to a sample temperature;
a reference;
a probe for making contact potential difference measurements mounted on a probe arm; and
an electronic controller, which during operation causes the probe arm to position the probe relative the sample to measure a contact potential difference between the probe and the sample, and then causes the probe arm to position the probe relative to the reference and to measure a second contact potential difference between the probe and the reference. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. A method, comprising:
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moving a probe at a first temperature from a first position to a second position, wherein the first position is proximate to a reference at the first temperature and the second position is proximate to a sample, the sample being heated to a sample temperature greater than the first temperate;
measuring a first contact potential difference of the sample with the probe in the second position;
returning the probe to the first position; and
measuring a second contact potential difference of the reference;
wherein the probe is held in the second position for a period wherein the probe'"'"'s temperature is substantially unchanged from the first temperature during the measuring.
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