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Magnetically tunable nano-superlattice metaconductors for RF applications


Abstract:

A nanomachined ferromagnetic and non-ferromagnetic superlattice approach is used for tunable radio frequency (RF) conductors, where the current flow profile through the v...Show More

Abstract:

A nanomachined ferromagnetic and non-ferromagnetic superlattice approach is used for tunable radio frequency (RF) conductors, where the current flow profile through the volume of the conductor is magnetically manipulated and so is the RF resistance. The magnetically tunable nano-superlattice conductors with a variable ohmic resistance in GHz range are successfully demonstrated. The realized superlattice conductor consists of an alternating 20 layers of Cu/Ni and Cu/NiFe thin films with a thickness of each pair of 150 nm/25 nm where 150 nm is a few times smaller than the skin depth of Cu in the frequency range of interest. As a total multi-layer conductor's thickness of 1.75 μm has shown to have a reverse RF resistance performance as a function of frequency compared to its solid Cu counterpart with the same thickness, we call this artificial conductor as the “metaconductor”. In 10 MHz - 20 GHz frequency range, the metaconductors show an increased ohmic resistance in less than 10 GHz, but a reduced ohmic resistance in greater than 10 GHz range as “low loss conductors” in especially Ku and K bands. The RF frequency showing maximum resistance is magnetically tunable by more than 700 % (1 GHz ~ 7 GHz).
Date of Conference: 22-27 May 2016
Date Added to IEEE Xplore: 11 August 2016
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Conference Location: San Francisco, CA, USA

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