TORSIONAL RESONANCES IN MAGNETOELASTIC BIMORPHS

In this paper, we show that torsional as well as flexion modes can be excited rather naturally in a magnetoelastic bimorph. This behavior is in contrast with that of usual piezoelectric bimorphs in which only f lexion modes can be excited. We describe experimental results on the t orsional resonances of bimorphs composed of a glass substrate and a hi ghly magnetostrictive thin film of (TbDy)(FeCo)(2) and shaw how basic linear piezomagnetic constants may be extracted from the resonance dat a. Finally, we discuss some possible applications of torsional resonan ce in magnetoelastic bimorphs. (C) 1997 American Institute of Physics.