Mechanically Driven Magnetoelectric Antennas

Dear Colleagues,

Antenna miniaturization has been studied extensively for decades, and is still a challenge in wireless communication. In recent years, the antenna community has witnessed considerable progress in antenna miniaturization because of the impetus provided by the internet of things (IoT), radio frequency identification devices (RFIDs), and implantable medical devices (IMDs). A novel ultra-compact antenna concept based on mechanically driven magnetoelectric (ME) antennas has drawn a large amount of interest in recent years. By utilizing the acoustic wave resonance due to the ME effect instead of relying on electromagnetic wave resonance, the proposed ME antennas with a ferromagnetic/piezoelectric thin-film heterostructure could be miniaturized by 1–2 orders of magnitude.

This Special Issue aims to present recent developments in ME antennas based on magnetoelectric heterostructures, including but not limited to:

• MEMS and NEMS devices;
• Bulk and thin-film ME heterostructures;
• Theoretical modelling and simulation;
• Magnetic field sensing;
• Biomedical and other applications.

Prof. Dr. Nian X. Sun
Prof. Ethan Wang
Guest Editors

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