Spintronic Organic Thin-Film Magnetic Field Sensor (IMAGE)

University of Utah

Spintronic Organic Thin-Film Magnetic Field Sensor

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An inexpensive and highly accurate “spintronic” magnetic field sensor developed at the University of Utah is shown here. The entire device, on a printed circuit board, measures about 0.8 inches by 1.2 inches. But the part that actually detects magnetic fields is the reddish-orange thin-film semiconductor – essentially “plastic paint” – near the center-right of the device.

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Christoph Boehme, University of Utah

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