{"id":4454,"date":"2021-02-15T09:11:03","date_gmt":"2021-02-15T07:11:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nanosensors.com\/blog\/two-new-mss-sensors-for-torque-magnetometry-added-to-the-special-developments-list\/"},"modified":"2023-03-15T14:49:56","modified_gmt":"2023-03-15T12:49:56","slug":"two-new-mss-sensors-for-torque-magnetometry-added-to-the-special-developments-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nanosensors.com\/blog\/two-new-mss-sensors-for-torque-magnetometry-added-to-the-special-developments-list\/","title":{"rendered":"Two New MSS Sensors for Torque Magnetometry added to Special Developments List"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

NANOSENSORS\u2122 has completed the development of two additional Membrane-type Surface-stress Sensors (MSS)<\/a> ( SD-MSS-1KPMAl and SD-MSS-1KPMAu ) dedicated for torque magnetometry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Torque magnetometry is a useful technique often employed for assessment of various materials like organic conductors, magnetic and superconductor materials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now NANOSENSORS\u2122 has added two new types of MSS for this application \u201cSD-MSS-1KPMAl<\/strong>\u201d and \u201cSD-MSS-1KPMAu<\/strong>\u201d to the NANOSENSORS\u2122Special Developments List<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These sensors can be used for nanomechanical sensing, material assessment, static\/pulsed-field torque magnetometry, force sensing, and other applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The new sensor chips share the common MSS <\/a>features, i.e., a membrane (or platform) supported with four beams on which piezoresistors are embedded at the fixed ends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the newly developed sensor chips however, the sensing beams are longer than in MSS chips meant for odour sensing applications (SD-MSS-1K2G) and form \u201cbending\u201d and \u201ctorsional\u201d axes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are now three types of Membrane-type Surface-stress Sensor (MSS) dedicated for torque magnetometry available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All three have in common that for two different functional axes, differently designed piezoresistors are embedded to effectively sense the torque generated by the sample. Considering a use at cryogenic temperatures, the resistance of the piezoresistor is designed relatively low and in the range of 0.3 \u2013 1.2 k\u03a9. Each piezoresistor can be individually connected so that various measurement configurations can be arranged by the user.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Compared to the conventionally used piezoresistive cantilevers, the new types of Membrane-type Surface-stress Sensor \u201cSD-MSS-1KTM<\/a>, SD-MSS-1KPMAl and SD-MSS-1KPMAu<\/a> ) have many advantages:<\/p>\n\n\n\n