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Integrated magnetoelectric devices: Filters, pico-Tesla magnetometers, and ultracompact acoustic antennas

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 November 2018

Hwaider Lin ,
Michael R. Page ,
Michael McConney ,
John Jones ,
Brandon Howe  and
Nian X. Sun
Hwaider Lin
Affiliation:
NSF ERC Center for Translational Applications of Nanoscale Multiferroic Systems, USA; lin.hw@husky.neu.edu
Michael R. Page
Affiliation:
Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, USA; michael.page.16@us.af.mil
Michael McConney
Affiliation:
Air Force Research Laboratory, Functional Materials Division, Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, USA; michael.mcconney.1@us.af.mil
John Jones
Affiliation:
Air Force Research Laboratory, Nanoelectronics Materials Branch, Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, USA; john.jones.66@us.af.mil
Brandon Howe
Affiliation:
Air Force Research Laboratory, Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, Nanoelectronic Materials Branch, USA; brandon.howe.6@us.af.mil
Nian X. Sun
Affiliation:
Winchester Technologies LLC, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, W.M. Keck Laboratory for Integrated Ferroics, Northeastern University, and 2D Multiferroics, NSF ERC Transitional Applications of Nanoscale Multiferroic Systems, USA; n.sun@northeastern.edu
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Abstract

Strong strain-mediated magnetoelectric (ME) coupling in magnetic/ferroelectric heterostructures has great potential for different high-frequency multiferroic devices. In this article, we present the most recent progress in integrated multiferroic devices. Integrated magnetic tunable inductors with a wide operation frequency range, integrated nonreciprocal bandpass filters with dual magnetic and electric-field tunability based on magnetostatics surface waves, and novel radio-frequency nanomechanical ME resonators with pico-Tesla sensitivity for direct current magnetic fields are presented. Finally, a new antenna miniaturization mechanism, acoustically actuated nanomechanical ME antennas, which can successfully miniaturize the size by 1–2 orders, is introduced. With the advantages of high magnetic field sensitivity, highest antenna gain among all nanoscale antennas at similar frequency, integrated capability with complementary metal oxide semiconductor technology, and ground-plane immunity from metallic surfaces and the human body, ME antennas have a bright future for biomedical applications, wearable antennas, and the Internet of Things due to their unique and particular properties.

Keywords

devicesmicroelectromechanical (MEMS)ferroelectricferromagneticmagnetic
Type
Materials for Strain-Mediated Magnetoelectric Systems
Information
MRS Bulletin , Volume 43 , Issue 11: Materials for Strain-Mediated Magnetoelectric Systems , November 2018 , pp. 841 - 847
Copyright
Copyright © Materials Research Society 2018 

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