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Micromagnetic sensors play a major role towards the miniaturization in the industrial society. The adoption of new and emerging sensor technologies like anisotropic magnetoresistance (AMR), giant magnetoresistance (GMR) and tunnel magnetoresistance (TMR) sensors are mainly driven by their integrability and enhanced sensitivity. At the core of such sensors, a microstructured ferromagnetic thin film element transduces the magnetic signal. Such elements usually switch via multi-domain, C- or S-shaped magnetization states and, therefore, often exhibit an open non-linear hysteresis curve. Linearity and hysteretic effects, as well as magnetic noise are key features in the improvement of such sensors. Here, we report on the physical origin of these disturbing factors and the inherent connection of noise and hysteresis. Critical noise sources are identified by means of analytic and micromagnetic models. The dominant noise source is due to irreproducible magnetic switching of the transducer element at external fields close to the Stoner Wohlfarth switching field. Furthermore, a solution is presented to overcome these limiting factors: a disruptive sensor design is proposed and analyzed which realizes a topologically protected magnetic vortex state in the transducer element. Compared to state of the art sensors the proposed sensor layout has negligible hysteresis, a linear regime about an order of magnitude higher and lower magnetic noise making the sensor ideal candidate for applications ranging from automotive industry to biological application.
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