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 × 10-13 emu.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Journal of Applied Physics |
Volume | 117 |
Issue number | 15 |
Pages (from-to) | 154505 |
Number of pages | 1 |
ISSN | 0021-8979 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2015 |