Sensor Applications of Soft Magnetic Materials Based on Magneto-Impedance, Magneto-Elastic Resonance and Magneto-Electricity

The outstanding properties of selected soft magnetic materials make them successful candidates for building high performance sensors. In this paper we present our recent work regarding different sensing technologies based on the coupling of the magnetic properties of soft magnetic materials with the...

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Autores: García Arribas, Alfredo, Gutiérrez Etxebarria, Jon, Kurlyandskaya, Galina V., Barandiarán García, José Manuel, Svalov, Andrey V., Fernández Martín, Eduardo, Lasheras Aransay, Andoni, De Cos Elices, David, Bravo Imaz, Iñaki
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2014
País:España
Institución:Universidad del País Vasco
Repositorio:Addi. Archivo Digital para la Docencia y la Investigación
OAI Identifier:oai:addi.ehu.eus:10810/31685
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10810/31685
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:magneto-impedance
magneto-elasticity
magneto-electricity
magnetic sensors
high-temperature piezopolymers
giant magnetoimpedance
nanostructured multilayers
viscosity sensor
permalloy-films
field sensor
gmi
performance
thickness
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Sumario:The outstanding properties of selected soft magnetic materials make them successful candidates for building high performance sensors. In this paper we present our recent work regarding different sensing technologies based on the coupling of the magnetic properties of soft magnetic materials with their electric or elastic properties. In first place we report the influence on the magneto-impedance response of the thickness of Permalloy films in multilayer-sandwiched structures. An impedance change of 270% was found in the best conditions upon the application of magnetic field, with a low field sensitivity of 140%/Oe. Second, the magneto-elastic resonance of amorphous ribbons is used to demonstrate the possibility of sensitively measuring the viscosity of fluids, aimed to develop an on-line and real-time sensor capable of assessing the state of degradation of lubricant oils in machinery. A novel analysis method is shown to sensitively reveal the changes of the damping parameter of the magnetoelastic oscillations at the resonance as a function of the oil viscosity. Finally, the properties and performance of magneto-electric laminated composites of amorphous magnetic ribbons and piezoelectric polymer films are investigated, demonstrating magnetic field detection capabilities below 2.7 nT.