Investigating the use of magnonic crystals as extremely sensitive magnetic field sensors at room temperature

We have experimentally demonstrated that a magnonic crystal—an artificial magnetic structure for controlling propagation of magnetostatic waves—can be used as an extremely sensitive sensor for detecting magnetic fields. Functional characteristics of the sensor were studied at room temperature and in a normal noisy space without considering any magnetic shielding.

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