Stripes Instead Of Layers: Miniaturizing Magnetic Sensors By Means Of Ion Technology

Due to the enormous progress in fabrication and characterization techniques, novel magnetic materials have been widely applied, for instance as magnetic sensors in cars (angle or position sensors). Magnetic sensors are made of thin layers with different magnetic properties. With the help of ion technology, scientists were now able to shrink these multilayer systems down to one layer, retaining their magnetic properties. This discovery could make magnetic sensors even more powerful.

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