Abstract
Abstract
The tuning of sensitivity and dynamic range in linear magnetic sensors is required in various applications. We demonstrate the control and design of the sensitivity in magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) sensors with a vortex-type sensing layer. In this work, we develop sensor MTJs with NiFe sensing layers having a vortex magnetic configuration. We demonstrate that by varying the pinned layer size, the sensitivity to magnetic field is tuned linearly. We obtain a high magnetoresistance ratio of 140%, and we demonstrate a controllable sensitivity from 0.85% Oe−1 to 4.43% Oe−1, while keeping the vortex layer fixed in size. We compare our experimental results with micromagnetic simulations. We find that the linear displacement of vortex core by an applied field makes the design of vortex sensors simple. The control of the pinned layer geometry is an effective method to increase the sensitivity, without affecting the vortex state of the sensing layer. Furthermore, we propose that the location of the pinned layer can be used to realize more sensing functionalities from a single sensor.
Funder
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
Tohoku University
Subject
Surfaces, Coatings and Films,Acoustics and Ultrasonics,Condensed Matter Physics,Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
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2 articles.
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