US 12,072,396 B2
Mechanically driven SMR-BASED MEMS magnetoelectric antennas
Nian-Xiang Sun, Winchester, MA (US); Neville Sun, Boston, MA (US); Xianfeng Lian, Boston, MA (US); and Huaihao Chen, Boston, MA (US)
Assigned to Northeastern University, Boston, MA (US)
Filed by Northeastern University, Boston, MA (US)
Filed on Mar. 28, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/656,761.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/166,960, filed on Mar. 26, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0308125 A1, Sep. 29, 2022
Int. Cl. G01R 33/028 (2006.01); H03H 9/135 (2006.01); H03H 9/17 (2006.01)
CPC G01R 33/0286 (2013.01) [H03H 9/135 (2013.01); H03H 9/175 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A solidly mounted resonator (SMR)-based magnetoelectric (ME) antenna, comprising:
a substrate;
a Bragg reflector disposed on the substrate;
a magnetostrictive/piezoelectric ME composite element disposed on the Bragg reflector;
a first electrically conductive contact disposed between the Bragg reflector and the magnetostrictive/piezoelectric ME composite element and electrically coupled to a bottom surface of the magnetostrictive/piezoelectric ME composite element; and
a second electrically conductive contact disposed on top of the magnetostrictive/piezoelectric ME composite element and electrically coupled to a top surface of the magnetostrictive/piezoelectric ME composite element.