Patents by Inventor Houfang Liu

Houfang Liu has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 10135392
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a spin torque oscillator with high power output and its applications. A spin torque oscillator may include a first magnetic reference layer having a fixed magnetization, a magnetic precession layer having a magnetization capable of precessing about an initial direction, and a first barrier layer interposed between the first magnetic reference layer and the magnetic precession layer. The first barrier layer is formed of an insulating material capable of inducing a negative differential resistance for the spin torque oscillator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
    Inventors: Hongxiang Wei, Jiafeng Feng, Xiaoguang Zhang, Houfang Liu, Xiufeng Han
  • Publication number: 20180006657
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a spin torque oscillator with high power output and its applications. A spin torque oscillator may include a first magnetic reference layer having a fixed magnetization, a magnetic precession layer having a magnetization capable of precessing about an initial direction, and a first barrier layer interposed between the first magnetic reference layer and the magnetic precession layer. The first barrier layer is formed of an insulating material capable of inducing a negative differential resistance for the spin torque oscillator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2016
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventors: Hongxiang Wei, Jiafeng Feng, Xiaoguang Zhang, Houfang Liu, Xiufeng Han
  • Patent number: 9568564
    Abstract: The invention discloses a magnetic nano-multilayers structure and the method for making it. The multilayer film includes—sequentially from one end to the other end—a substrate, a bottom layer, a magnetic reference layer, a space layer, a magnetic detecting layer and a cap layer. The, up-stated structure is for convert the information of the rotation of the magnetic moment of the magnetic detecting layer into electrical signals. The magnetic detecting layer is of a pinning structure to react to the magnetic field under detection. On the other hand, the invention sandwiches an intervening layer between the AFM and the FM to mitigate the pinning effect from the exchange bias. Moreover, the thickness of the intervening layer is adjustable to control the pinning effect from the exchange bias. The controllability ensures that the magnetic moments of the magnetic reference layer and the magnetic detecting layer remain at right angles to each other when the external field is zero.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
    Inventors: Qinli Ma, Houfang Liu, Xiufeng Han
  • Publication number: 20130099780
    Abstract: The invention discloses a magnetic nano-multilayers structure and the method for making it. The multilayer film includes—sequentially from one end to the other end—a substrate, a bottom layer, a magnetic reference layer, a space layer, a magnetic detecting layer and a cap layer. The, up-stated structure is for convert the information of the rotation of the magnetic moment of the magnetic detecting layer into electrical signals. The magnetic detecting layer is of a pinning structure to react to the magnetic field under detection. On the other hand, the invention sandwiches an intervening layer between the AFM and the FM to mitigate the pinning effect from the exchange bias. Moreover, the thickness of the intervening layer is adjustable to control the pinning effect from the exchange bias. The controllability ensures that the magnetic moments of the magnetic reference layer and the magnetic detecting layer remain at right angles to each other when the external field is zero.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2011
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Applicant: INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
    Inventors: Qinli Ma, Houfang Liu, Xiufeng Han