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Article: Advances in magnetometry through miniaturization

TitleAdvances in magnetometry through miniaturization
Authors
Issue Date2008
PublisherAmerican Vacuum Society. The Journal's web site is located at http://ojps.aip.org/jvsta/
Citation
Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology A: Vacuum, Surfaces and Films, 2008, v. 26 n. 4, p. 757-762 How to Cite?
AbstractRecent innovations may lead to magnetic sensors that are smaller, more sensitive, and/or cost less than current magnetometers. Examples of this are the chip scale atomic magnetometer, magnetic tunnel junctions with MgO barriers, and a device for minimizing the effect of 1f noise, the microelectromechanical system (MEMS) flux concentrator. In the chip scale atomic magnetometer, researchers have been able to fabricate the light source, optics, heater, optical cell, and photodiode detector in a stack that passes through a silicon wafer. Theoretical and subsequent experimental work has led to the observation of magnetoresistance values of 400% at room temperature in magnetic tunnel junctions with MgO barriers. This large magnetoresistance occurs because electrons in the majority band can tunnel more easily through the MgO barrier than electrons in the minority band. The MEMS flux concentrator has the potential to increase the sensitivity of magnetic sensors at low frequencies by more than an order of magnitude. The MEMS flux concentrator does this by shifting the operating frequency to higher frequencies where the 1f noise is much smaller. The shift occurs because the motion of flux concentrators on MEMS flaps modulates the field at kilohertz frequencies at the position of the sensor. Though miniaturization is generally beneficial, trade-offs are necessary because some properties, such as noise, worsen with decreasing size. © 2008 American Vacuum Society.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/155478
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2023 Impact Factor: 2.4
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.569
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dc.contributor.authorEdelstein, ASen_US
dc.contributor.authorBurnette, Jen_US
dc.contributor.authorFischer, GAen_US
dc.contributor.authorCheng, SFen_US
dc.contributor.authorEgelhoff, WFen_US
dc.contributor.authorPong, PWTen_US
dc.contributor.authorMcmichael, RDen_US
dc.contributor.authorNowak, ERen_US
dc.date.accessioned2012-08-08T08:33:42Z-
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dc.date.issued2008en_US
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Vacuum Science and Technology A: Vacuum, Surfaces and Films, 2008, v. 26 n. 4, p. 757-762-
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dc.description.abstractRecent innovations may lead to magnetic sensors that are smaller, more sensitive, and/or cost less than current magnetometers. Examples of this are the chip scale atomic magnetometer, magnetic tunnel junctions with MgO barriers, and a device for minimizing the effect of 1f noise, the microelectromechanical system (MEMS) flux concentrator. In the chip scale atomic magnetometer, researchers have been able to fabricate the light source, optics, heater, optical cell, and photodiode detector in a stack that passes through a silicon wafer. Theoretical and subsequent experimental work has led to the observation of magnetoresistance values of 400% at room temperature in magnetic tunnel junctions with MgO barriers. This large magnetoresistance occurs because electrons in the majority band can tunnel more easily through the MgO barrier than electrons in the minority band. The MEMS flux concentrator has the potential to increase the sensitivity of magnetic sensors at low frequencies by more than an order of magnitude. The MEMS flux concentrator does this by shifting the operating frequency to higher frequencies where the 1f noise is much smaller. The shift occurs because the motion of flux concentrators on MEMS flaps modulates the field at kilohertz frequencies at the position of the sensor. Though miniaturization is generally beneficial, trade-offs are necessary because some properties, such as noise, worsen with decreasing size. © 2008 American Vacuum Society.en_US
dc.languageengen_US
dc.publisherAmerican Vacuum Society. The Journal's web site is located at http://ojps.aip.org/jvsta/en_US
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dc.titleAdvances in magnetometry through miniaturizationen_US
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dc.identifier.doi10.1116/1.2841516en_US
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