Toward mechano-spintronics: Nanostructured magnetic multilayers for the realization of microcantilever sensors featuring wireless actuation for liquid environments

Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures

Volumn 24, Issue 18, 2013, Pages 2189-2196

  Chiolerio, Alessandro ^a,b   Ferrante, Ivan ^a   Ricci, Alessandro ^a,b   Marasso, Simone ^a   Tiberto, Paola ^c   Canavese, Giancarlo ^b   Ricciardi, Carlo ^a   Allia, Paolo ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA   (Italy)

^c Division Electromagnetism   (Italy)

Author keywords

Actuator; ferromagnetic thin films; nanomagnetism

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC COMPOSITIONS; FERROMAGNETIC THIN FILMS; FINITE ELEMENT SIMULATIONS; MECHANICAL DEFORMATION; MICRO CANTILEVER SENSORS; NANOMAGNETISMS; SILICON MICROCANTILEVERS; THIN FILM MAGNETIZATION;

ACTUATORS; CHEMICAL SENSORS; COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ENERGY TRANSFER; FERROMAGNETIC MATERIALS; FILM PREPARATION; LIQUIDS; MAGNETIC MULTILAYERS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; OPTIMIZATION; STATIC ANALYSIS;

MAGNETIC ACTUATORS;

EID: 84862557355     PISSN: 1045389X     EISSN: 15308138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1045389X12445031     Document Type: Conference Paper

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