Angular magnetic field dependence of a doubly clamped magnetoelectric resonator

Abstract

Angular dependence of magnetic field response of fully suspended resonant microelectromechanical double-clamped magnetoelectric beams was investigated as the basis for a vector magnetometer utilizing the magnetically induced change in fundamental resonance frequency. Strain-coupled magnetostrictive iron cobalt (FeCo) and piezoelectric aluminum nitride layers together constitute a magnetoelectric heterostructure with a high magnetic field sensitivity of 70 Hz/mT along the beam axis and a transfer function of 47 V/T at 10 Hz. The fundamental frequency shift to an external magnetic field is found to be strongly anisotropic with a relative variation of more than 3% between perpendicular and parallel field orientations with respect to the long axis of the beam at a field of 100 mT. This design can form the basis for an on-chip high sensitivity vector magnetometer operating with ultra-low power when multiplexed with two or more resonators.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Aug 07, 2023
Source ID
10.1063/5.0155052

Entities

People

  • Benjamin M. Lefler
  • Jeffrey Baldwin
  • K. Bussmann
  • Margo Staruch
  • Nicholas T. Gangemi
  • Norman Gottron
  • Peter Finkel
  • Samuel E. Lofland
  • Steven P. Bennett
  • Thomas Mion

Organizations

  • American Society for Engineering Education
  • Carnegie Mellon University
  • Drexel University
  • Office of Naval Research
  • Rowan University
  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Integrated Circuit Design and Technology.
  • Microwave Engineering.
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems