A novel micro-Fluxgate sensor based on the AMR effect of ferromagnetic film-resistors

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 238-247

  Dimitropoulos, P D ^a   Avaritsiotis, J N ^a   Hristoforou, E ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

AMR sensors; Fluxgates; Magnetometers; MEMS; Spin valves

Indexed keywords

FERROMAGNETIC MATERIALS; MAGNETIC ANISOTROPY; MAGNETIC FILMS; MAGNETIC FLUX; MAGNETOMETERS; MAGNETORESISTANCE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

SPIN-VALVES;

MICROSCOPES;

EID: 0242270008     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-4247(03)00378-9     Document Type: Article

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