Passive magnetic field sensors having magnetostrictive and piezoelectric materials
First Claim
1. A magnetic field sensor comprising a magnetostrictive material in contact with a piezoelectric material, the magnetostrictive material straining in response to a magnetic field and imparting stress to the piezoelectric material to produce a detectable voltage signal, the magnetic field sensor comprising at least one rod or fiber of a first one of the magnetostrictive and piezoelectric materials, and a matrix of the second one of the magnetostrictive and piezoelectric material surrounding the at least one rod or fiber.
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Abstract
Passive solid-state magnetic sensors comprise a magnetostrictive material in contact with a piezoelectric material. The magnetostrictive material strains under the influence of an external magnetic field and imparts stress to the piezoelectric material to produce a detectable voltage signal indicative of the external field. Sensors have applications in rotor speed detection, electrical current measurements, magnetic imaging, magnetic field detection, read heads, and MRAM, for example.
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- 1. A magnetic field sensor comprising a magnetostrictive material in contact with a piezoelectric material, the magnetostrictive material straining in response to a magnetic field and imparting stress to the piezoelectric material to produce a detectable voltage signal, the magnetic field sensor comprising at least one rod or fiber of a first one of the magnetostrictive and piezoelectric materials, and a matrix of the second one of the magnetostrictive and piezoelectric material surrounding the at least one rod or fiber.
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