Nature Communications (Jan 2021)

Uncooled sub-GHz spin bolometer driven by auto-oscillation

  • Minori Goto,
  • Yuma Yamada,
  • Atsushi Shimura,
  • Tsuyoshi Suzuki,
  • Naomichi Degawa,
  • Takekazu Yamane,
  • Susumu Aoki,
  • Junichiro Urabe,
  • Shinji Hara,
  • Hikaru Nomura,
  • Yoshishige Suzuki

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-20631-0
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

Abstract

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Goto et al present a bolometer based around the heat generation in magnetic tunnel junctions under auto-oscillation conditions. Unlike superconducting bolometers, the presented device operates at room temperature and sub-GHz frequencies, opening possibilities for use in microwave devices.