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The Nanometrics HL5500 is a Hall effect measurement system. The Nanometrics HL5500 measures resistivity, carrier concentration, and mobility in semiconductors. The Nanometrics HL5500 supports Van der Pauw, Hall bar, and bridge measurements.[1][2]
The Nanometrics HL5500 is a turn-key, high performance Hall system for the measurement of resistivity, carrier concentration and mobility in semiconductors.[2]
The system is suitable for a wide variety of materials, including silicon and compound semiconductors and metal oxide films.[2]
The HL5500PC is a high-performance Hall Effect Measurement System with a 0.5 T permanent magnet.[1][4]
The HL5500 uses a permanent magnet with field reversal by magnet rotation, with a standard field strength of 0.32 T nominal ±1% of marked value.[2]
The system supports both AC (213 Hz) and DC measurement modes, with AC mode using phase sensitive detection to eliminate thermal effects and long term drifts and enhance signal-to-noise ratios.[2]
The HL5500 can measure sheet resistivities up to approximately 10 MΩ/square and Hall voltages of approximately 10 μV.[1][4]
With the optional HL5580 high impedance buffer amplifier/current source, sheet resistivity measurement capability extends to 100 GΩ/square and source currents as low as 1 pA.[1][4][2]
The instrument accepts Van der Pauw, bar, or bridge shaped geometries, and the software supports measurements to ASTM F-76 standard.[1][4][2]
The measurement head includes a four-probe micromanipulator system and a two-temperature measurement stage with removable dewar.[2]
The HL5500 is used for Hall effect measurement of resistivity, carrier concentration and mobility in a wide range of semiconductors.[1][4]
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Last updated Sep 22, 2026.