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In the electrical and electronic domain, the transfer function dependence of a fractional filter not only by the filter order n, but additionally, of the fractional order \u03b1 is an example of a great number of systems where its input-output behavior could be more exactly modeled by a fractional behavior. Following this aim, the present work shows the experimental ac large-signal frequency response of a family of electrical current sensors based in different spintronic conduction mechanisms. Using an ac characterization set-up the sensor transimpedance function \u0396t(jf)                                                  is obtained considering it as the relationship between sensor output voltage and input sensing current, \u0396t(jf)=Vo,sensor(jf)\/Isensor(jf). The study has been extended to various magnetoresistance sensors based in different technologies like anisotropic magnetoresistance (AMR), giant magnetoresistance (GMR), spin-valve (GMR-SV) and tunnel magnetoresistance (TMR). The resulting modeling shows two predominant behaviors, the low-pass and the inverse low-pass with fractional index different from the classical integer response. The TMR technology with internal magnetization offers the best dynamic and sensitivity properties opening the way to develop actual industrial applications.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/s131217516","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2013,12,17]],"date-time":"2013-12-17T12:13:31Z","timestamp":1387282411000},"page":"17516-17533","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":11,"title":["Fractional Modeling of the AC Large-Signal Frequency Response in Magnetoresistive Current Sensors"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"13","author":[{"given":"Sergio","family":"Ravelo Arias","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Electronic Engineering, University of Valencia, Avda. de la Universitat, s\/n,  Burjassot 46100, Spain"}]},{"given":"Diego","family":"Ram\u00edrez Mu\u00f1oz","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Electronic Engineering, University of Valencia, Avda. de la Universitat, s\/n,  Burjassot 46100, Spain"}]},{"given":"Jaime","family":"S\u00e1nchez Moreno","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Electronic Engineering, University of Valencia, Avda. de la Universitat, s\/n,  Burjassot 46100, Spain"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6913-6529","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Susana","family":"Cardoso","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"INESC Microsystems and Nanotechnologies (INESC-MN) and Institute for Nanosciences and Nanotechnologies, R. 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