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ArticleSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2025

The Influence of Dimensional Parameters on the Characteristics of Magnetic Flux Concentrators Used in Tunneling Magnetoresistance Devices.

Ran Bi, Huiquan Zhang, Shi Pan, Xinting Liu, Ruiying Chen, Shilin Wu, Jun Hu

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Article in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Ran BiDepartment of Electrical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.ORCID 0009-0005-1945-1957
Huiquan ZhangDepartment of Electrical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
Shi PanDepartment of Electrical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
Xinting LiuDepartment of Electrical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
Ruiying ChenDepartment of Electrical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.ORCID 0000-0003-3971-4580
Shilin WuDepartment of Electrical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.ORCID 0000-0001-8237-5516
Jun HuDepartment of Electrical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.

Funding

National Key R&D Program of China 2024ZD0803400National Natural Science Foundation of China 52125703National Natural Science Foundation of China 52307177
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Abstract

Measuring weak magnetic fields proposes significant challenges to the sensing capabilities of magnetic field sensors. The magnetic field detection capacity of tunnel magnetoresistance (TMR) sensors is often insufficient for such applications, necessitating targeted optimization strategies to improve their performance in weak-field measurements. Utilizing magnetic flux concentrators (MFCs) offers an effective approach to enhance TMR sensitivity. In this study, the finite element method was employed to analyze the effects of different MFC geometric structures on the uniformity of the magnetic field in the air gap and the magnetic circuit gain (MCG). It was determined that the MCG of the MFC is not directly related to the absolute values of its parameters but rather to their ratios. Simulation analyses evaluated the impact of these parameter ratios on both the MCG and its spatial distribution uniformity, leading to the formulation of MFC design optimization principles. Building on these simulation-derived principles, several MFCs were fabricated using the 1J85 material, and an experimental platform was established to validate the simulation findings. The fabricated MFCs achieved an MCG of 7.325 times. Based on the previously developed TMR devices, a detection sensitivity of 2.46 nT/Hz @1Hz was obtained. By optimizing parameter configurations, this work provides theoretical guidance for further enhancing the performance of TMR sensors in magnetic field measurements.

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finite element simulationmagnetic circuitmagnetic flux concentratormagnetic sensorstunneling magnetoresistance

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