Stress and field contactless sensor based on the scattering of electromagnetic waves by a single ferromagnetic microwire
Author(s) -
C. Herrero-Gómez,
A. M. Aragón,
M. Hernando-Rydings,
Pilar Marín,
A. Hernando
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
applied physics letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.182
H-Index - 442
eISSN - 1077-3118
pISSN - 0003-6951
DOI - 10.1063/1.4894732
Subject(s) - magnetostriction , microwave , scattering , materials science , ferromagnetism , condensed matter physics , magnetic field , permeability (electromagnetism) , amorphous solid , optics , physics , chemistry , biochemistry , organic chemistry , quantum mechanics , membrane
In this paper, we report an experimental study on the microwave modulated scattering intensity for a single Fe_2.25Co_72.75Si_10B_15 amorphous metallic microwire. The modulation is driven by applying a bias magnetic field that tunes the magnetic permeability of the ferromagnetic microwire. Furthermore, by using a magnetostrictive microwire, we also demonstrate that the microwave scattering is sensitive to mechanical stresses. In fact, we present a wireless microwave controlled stress sensor, suitable for biological applications, as a possible use of this effect. In addition, a first order theoretical approximation accounts for the observed influence of the magnetic permeability on the scattering coefficients. That model leads to predictions in good agreement with the experimental results
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