Abstract
The field sensitivity of a planar Hall effect (PHE) micro-ring type biosensor has been investigated as a function of magnetizing angle of the sensor material, for the sensing of low magnetic moment superparamagnetic labels. The field sensitivity is maximal at a magnetizing angle of α=20°. At this optimized magnetizing angle, the field sensitivity of a PHE sensor is about 3.6 times higher than that measured at the conventional configuration, α=90°. This optimization enables the PHE-ring sensor to detect superparamagnetic biolabels with ultra-low magnetic moments down to 4×10-13emu.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 154505 |
Journal | Journal of Applied Physics |
Volume | 117 |
Issue number | 15 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 21 Apr 2015 |
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