Room temperature Co-doped manganite/graphene sensor operating at high pulsed magnetic fields

The demand to increase the sensitivity to magnetic field in a broad magnetic field ranges has led tothe research of novel materials for sensor applications. Therefore, the hybrid system consisting of twodifferent magnetoresistive materials - nanostructured Co-doped manganite La1-xSrx(Mn1-yCoy)zO3and single- and few-layer graphene - were combined and investigated as potential system for magneticfield sensing. The negative colossal magnetoresistance (CMR) of manganite-cobaltite and positiveone of graphene gives the possibility to increase the sensitivity to magnetic field of the hybrid sensor.The performed magnetoresistance (MR) measurements of individual few layer (n = 1-5) graphenestructures revealed the highest MR values for three-layer graphene (3LG), whereas additional Co-dopingincreased the MR values of nanostructured manganite films. The connection of 3LG graphene and Codopedmagnanite film in a voltage divider configuration significantly increased the sensitivity of thehybrid sensor at low and intermediate magnetic fields (1-2 T): 70 mV/VT of hybrid sensor in comparisonwith 56 mV/VT for 3LG and 12 mV/VT for Co-doped magnanite film, respectively, and broadened themagnetic field operation range (0.1-20) T of the produced sensor prototype.