Single superparamagnetic bead detection and direct tracing of bead position using novel nanocomposite nano-hall sensors

IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 668-673

  Gabureac, Mihai S ^a   Bernau, Laurent ^a   Boero, Giovanni ^b   Utke, Ivo ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Hall effect; magnetic materials; nanocomposites; nanoscale devices

Indexed keywords

FOCUSED ION BEAM MILLING; MAGNETIC-FIELD RESOLUTION; NANOMANIPULATIONS; NANOSCALE DEVICE; NOVEL NANOCOMPOSITES; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; SUPERPARAMAGNETIC BEADS; SUPERPARAMAGNETIC NANOPARTICLES;

HALL EFFECT; HALL EFFECT TRANSDUCERS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC MATERIALS; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOMAGNETICS; SENSORS;

SUPERPARAMAGNETISM;

EID: 84884138197     PISSN: 1536125X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNANO.2013.2266733     Document Type: Article

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