Short CV

• "Abitur" at Theodor-Storm-Schule (Husum, 2007)
• Community service, caring for handicapped adults (Hamburg, 2007-2008)
• Study of Electrical Engineering (HAW Hamburg, 2008-2013)
• Bachelorthesis: Cell sensor for automotive batteries with communication and wakeup-feature in the ISM band at 434 MHz
• Internship (4 weeks) and internship semester (6 months) at REpower Systems AG and Garz & Fricke GmbH (2010 and 2011)
• Student employee in the software development departement at Garz & Fricke GmbH and at Eppendorf AG (Hamburg, 2011-2013)
• Study of Electrical Engineering (Kiel University, 2013-2015)
• Masterthesis: Real-Time Measurements of a Cardiogram with Magnetoelectric Sensors by means of Electrocardiographic Synchronization
• Prof. Dr. Werner Petersen-Award for the best Masterthesis 2015
• Since 2015 research assistant at the Chair of Microwave Engineering
• External research stay at Institute FEMTO-ST (2 months in Time & Frequency Department, Besançon, France, 2018)
• Received doctoral degree Dr.-Ing. with a work about magnetoelectric and magnetoelastic sensors (2019)

Research Interests

• Magnetoelectric and magnetoelastic magnetic field sensors
• Surface acoustic wave sensors
• Low-noise electronics and readout techniques
• Noise modeling

Teaching

• Passive RF-Circuits (Master)
• Active RF-Circuits (Master)
• RF-Technology lab course (Bachelor)
• RF-Technology and EMC lab course (Master)

Articles in Peer-Reviewed Journals

• J. Schmalz, A. Kittmann, P. Durdaut, B. Spetzler, F. Faupel, M. Höft, E. Quandt, M. Gerken: Multi-Mode Love-Wave SAW Magnetic-Field Sensors, Sensors, 2020
• A. Kittmann, C. Müller, P. Durdaut, L. Thormählen, V. Schell, F. Niekiel, F. Lofink, D. Meyners, R. Knöchel, M. Höft, J. McCord, E. Quandt: Sensitivity and Noise Analysis of SAW Magnetic Field Sensors with varied Magnetostrictive Layer Thicknesses, Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 2020
• V. Schell, C. Müller, P. Durdaut, A. Kittmann, L. Thormählen, F. Lofink, D. Meyners, M. Höft, J. McCord, E. Quandt: Magnetic anisotropy controlled FeCoSiB thin films for surface acoustic wave magnetic field sensors, Applied Physics Letters, 2020
• P. Hayes, M. Jovičevic Klug, S. Toxværd, P. Durdaut, V. Schell, A. Teplyuk, D. Burdin, A. Winkler, R. Weser, Y. Fetisov, M. Höft, R. Knöchel, J. McCord, E. Quandt: Converse Magnetoelectric Composite Resonator for Sensing Small Magnetic Fields, Scientific Reports, 2019
• J. Labrenz, A. Bahr, P. Durdaut, M. Höft, A. Kittmann, V. Schell, E. Quandt: Frequency Response of SAW Delay Line Magnetic Field/Current Sensor, IEEE Sensors Letters, 2019
• P. Durdaut, A. Kittmann, E. Rubiola, J.-M. Friedt, E. Quandt, R. Knöchel, M. Höft: Noise Analysis and Comparison of Phase- and Frequency-Detecting Readout Systems: Application to SAW Delay Line Magnetic Field Sensor, IEEE Sensors Journal, 2019
• B.Spetzler, C. Kirchhof, J. Reermann, P. Durdaut, M. Höft, G. Schmidt, E. Quandt, F. Faupel: Influence of the quality factor on the signal to noise ratio of magnetoelectric sensors based on the delta-E effect, Applied Physics Letters, 2019
• P. Durdaut, M. Höft, J.-M. Friedt, E. Rubiola: Equivalence of Open-Loop and Closed-Loop Operation of SAW Resonators and Delay Lines, Sensors, 2019
• P. Durdaut, A. Kittmann, A. Bahr, E. Quandt, R. Knöchel, M. Höft: Oscillator Phase Noise Suppression in Surface Acoustic Wave Sensor Systems, IEEE Sensors Journal, 2018
• A. Kittmann, P. Durdaut, S. Zabel, J. Reermann, J. Schmalz, B. Spetzler, D. Meyners, N. X. Sun, J. McCord, M. Gerken, G. Schmidt, M. Höft, R. Knöchel, F. Faupel, E. Quandt: Wide Band Low Noise Love Wave Magnetic Field Sensor System, Scientific Reports, 2018
• S. Salzer, V. Röbisch, M. Klug, P. Durdaut, J. McCord, D. Meyners, J. Reermann, M. Höft, R. Knöchel: Noise Limits in Thin-Film Magnetoelectric Sensors with Magnetic Frequency Conversion, IEEE Sensors Journal, 2018
• J. Reermann, P. Durdaut, S. Salzer, T. Demming, A. Piorra, E. Quandt, N. Frey, M. Höft, G. Schmidt: Evaluation of Magnetoelectric Sensor Systems for Cardiological Applications, Measurement, 2018
• P. Durdaut, V. Penner, C. Kirchhof, E. Quandt, R. Knöchel, M. Höft: Noise of a JFET Charge Amplifier for Piezoelectric Sensors, IEEE Sensors Journal, 2017
• P. Durdaut, J. Reermann, S. Zabel, C. Kirchhof, E. Quandt, F. Faupel, G. Schmidt, R. Knöchel, M. Höft: Modeling and Analysis of Noise Sources for Thin-Film Magnetoelectric Sensors Based on the Delta-E Effect, IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, 2017
• P. Durdaut, S. Salzer, J. Reermann, V. Röbisch, J. McCord, D. Meyners, E. Quandt, G. Schmidt, R. Knöchel, M. Höft: Improved Magnetic Frequency Conversion Approach for Magnetoelectric Sensors, IEEE Sensors Letters, 2017
• P. Durdaut, S. Salzer, J. Reermann, V. Röbisch, P. Hayes, A. Piorra, D. Meyners, E. Quandt, G. Schmidt, R. Knöchel, M. Höft: Thermal-Mechanical Noise in Resonant Thin-Film Magnetoelectric Sensors, IEEE Sensors Journal, 2017
• S. Salzer, P. Durdaut, V. Röbisch, D. Meyners, E. Quandt, M. Höft, R. Knöchel: Generalised Magnetic Frequency Conversion for Thin Film Laminate Magnetoelectric Sensors, IEEE Sensors Journal, 2017

Preprints

• P. Durdaut, H. Wolframm, M. Höft: Low-Frequency Magnetic Noise in Statically-Driven Solenoid for Biasing Magnetic Field Sensors, arXiv:2006.08515, 2020
• P. Durdaut, E. Rubiola, J.-M. Friedt, C. Müller, B. Spetzler, C. Kirchhof, D. Meyners, E. Quandt, F. Faupel, J. McCord, R. Knöchel, M. Höft: Phase Sensitivity and Phase Noise of Cantilever-Type Magnetoelastic Sensors Based on the ΔE Effect, arXiv:2003.01085, 2020
• P. Durdaut, A. Kittmann, E. Rubiola, J.-M. Friedt, E. Quandt, R. Knöchel, M. Höft: Noise Analysis of Open-Loop and Closed-Loop SAW Magnetic Field Sensor Systems, arXiv:1901.01428, 2019
• P. Durdaut, M. Höft, J.-M. Friedt, E. Rubiola: Equivalence of Open-Loop and Closed-Loop Operation of SAW Resonators and Delay Lines, arXiv:1812.03295, 2018

Conferences

• P. Hayes, S. Toxværd, P. Durdaut, M. Jovičevic Klug, D. Burdin, V. Schell, Y. Fetisov, R. Knöchel, J. McCord, E. Quandt: Electrically Modulated Magnetoelectric Thin-Film Sensors for Sensing Small Magnetic Fields, MRS, Boston, USA, December 2019
• B. Spetzler, S. Zabel, P. Durdaut, A. Kittmann, C. Müller, J. Schmalz, G. Schmidt, M. Gerken, J. McCord, R. Knöchel, M. Höft, E. Quandt, F. Faupel: Delta-E Effect Magnetic Field Sensors, MRS, Boston, USA, December 2019
• V. Schell, P. Durdaut, C. Müller, A. Kittmann, J. McCord, M. Höft, E. Quandt: Love Wave Magnetic Field Sensors, MRS, Boston, USA, December 2019
• P. Hayes, S. Toxværd, P. Durdaut, M. Jovičevic Klug, D. Burdin, V. Schell, Y. Fetisov, R. Knöchel, J. McCord, E. Quandt: Electrically modulated magnetoelectric thin film composites for sensing small magnetic fields, Magnetic Frontiers - Magnetic Sensors, Lisbon, Portugal, June 2019
• B. Spetzler, S. Zabel, P. Durdaut, A. Kittmann, C. Müller, J. Schmalz, G. Schmidt, M. Gerken, R. Knöchel, M. Höft, E. Quandt, F. Faupel: Delta-E effect magnetic field sensors, 4th Euro Intelligent Materials, Kiel, Germany, June 2019
• V. Schell, A. Kittmann, P. Durdaut, J. Labrenz, C. Müller, J. McCord, A. Bahr, M. Höft, E. Quandt: Substrate Materials for High Sensitivity Love Wave Magnetic Field Sensors, 4th Euro Intelligent Materials, Kiel, Germany, June 2019
• P. Durdaut, E. Rubiola, J.-M. Friedt, A. Kittmann, E. Quandt, R. Knöchel, M. Höft: Noise Analysis of Open-Loop and Closed-Loop Readout Systems for Phase Sensitive Magnetic Field Sensors, Today's Noise Tomorrow's Signal, Berlin, February 2019
• J. Schmalz, A. Kittmann, P. Durdaut, B. Spetzler, F. Faupel, M. Höft, E. Quandt, M. Gerken: Comparison of the fundamental and higher order Love waves' sensitivities in a SAW based magnetic field sensor, Surface Acoustic Wave Sensor & Actuator Symposium, Dresden, Germany, October 2018
• B. Spetzler, A. Kittmann, J. Schmalz, P. Durdaut, C. Müller, S. Zabel, J. Reermann, J. McCord, M. Höft, M. Gerken, E. Quandt, F. Faupel: Sensitivity of Wide Band Low Noise Love Wave Magnetic Field Sensor System, Surface Acoustic Wave Sensor & Actuator Symposium, Dresden, Germany, October 2018
• B. Spetzler, P. Durdaut, C. Kirchhof, R. Knöchel, M. Höft, E. Quandt, F. Faupel: Comprehensive Model of the Delta-E Effect for Cantilever Magnetic Field Sensors, 9th Joint European Magnetic Symposia (JEMS), Mainz, Germany, September 2018
• C. Müller, A. Kittmann, P. Durdaut, B. Spetzler, M. Höft, F. Faupel, E. Quandt, J. McCord: Time-resolved magneto-optical wide-field imaging of domain walls excited by surface acoustic waves, 9th Joint European Magnetic Symposia (JEMS), Mainz, Germany, September 2018
• B. Spetzler, P. Durdaut, A. Kittmann, R. Knöchel, M. Höft, E. Quandt, F. Faupel: Comprehensive Model of the Delta-E Effect for Sensor Applications, International Conference on Magnetism (ICM), San Francisco, USA, July 2018
• C. Müller, A. Kittmann, P. Durdaut, B. Spetzler, S. Zabel, R. B. Holländer, M. Höft, F. Faupel, E. Quandt, J. McCord: Time-resolved magneto-optical investigation of Surface Acoustic Wave sensors (SAW), DPG, Berlin, Germany, March 2018
• A. Kittmann, S. Zabel, P. Durdaut, E. Yarar, D. Meyners, M. Höft, R. Knöchel, F. Faupel, E. Quandt: Magnetic Field Measurements by Surface Acoustic Wave Sensors, MRS, Boston, USA, November 2017
• D. Meyners, V. Röbisch, M. Klug, S. Salzer, P. Durdaut, M. Höft, E. Quandt, J. McCord: Exchange Biased Magnetostrictors for Magnetic Frequency Conversion, MRS, Boston, USA, November 2017
• S. Fichtner, P. Durdaut, M. Höft, C. Kirchhof, E. Quandt: A Multi-Mode Model for the Signal-To-Noise-Ratio in Magnetoelectric Sensors Limited by Thermal-Mechanical Noise, 3rd Euro Intelligent Materials, Kiel, Germany, June 2017
• C. Kirchhof, P. Durdaut, S. Fichtner, M. Gerken, M. Höft, M. Krantz, D. Meyners, E. Quandt, J. Reermann, G. Schmidt, E. Yarar: Magnetoelectric sensors - the impact of the mechanical quality factor on the signal to noise ratio, 3rd Euro Intelligent Materials, Kiel, Germany, June 2017
• A. Kittmann, P. Durdaut, F. Faupel, M. Höft, R. Knöchel, D. Meyners, E. Quandt, E. Yarar, S. Zabel: Surface Acoustic Wave Sensors for Magnetic Field Measurements, 3rd Euro Intelligent Materials, Kiel, Germany, June 2017
• J. Reermann, C. Bald, P. Durdaut, A. Piorra, D. Meyners, E. Quandt, M. Höft, and G. Schmidt: Adaptive mehrkanalige Geräuschkompensation für magnetoelektrische Sensoren, Proc. DAGA, Kiel, Germany, March 2017
• J. Reermann, C. Bald, S. Salzer, P. Durdaut, A. Piorra, D. Meyners, E. Quandt, M. Höft, G. Schmidt: Comparison of Reference Sensors for Noise Cancellation of Magnetoelectric Sensors, IEEE Sensors 2016, Orlando, USA, November 2016
• R. Knöchel, S. Salzer, P. Durdaut, A. Piorra, P. Hayes, E. Yarar, J. Reermann, D. Meyners, G. Schmidt, M. Höft, J. McCord, E. Quandt: Noise Suppression and Sensitivity Enhancement for Magnetoelectric Sensors, MRS, Boston, USA, December 2015
• V. Roscher, M. Schneider, P. Durdaut, N. Sassano, S. Pereguda, E. Mense, K.-R. Riemschneider: Synchronisation using wireless trigger-broadcast for impedance spectroscopy of battery cells, Sensors Applications Symposium (SAS), April 2015
• V. Roscher, M. Schneider, P. Durdaut, N. Sassano, S. Pereguda, E. Mense, K.-R. Riemschneider: Synchronisierte Messung durch Trigger-Broadcast und weitere Funktionen für drahtlose Batteriesensorik, 13. GI/ITG Fachgespräch Sensornetze, Potsdam, September 2014