Electric field induced reversible 180° magnetization switching through tuning of interfacial exchange bias along magnetic easy-axis in multiferroic laminates

Xue, Xu; Zhou, Ziyao; Peng, Bin; Zhu, Mingmin; Zhang, Yijun; Ren, Wei; Ren, Tao; Yang, Xi; Nan, Tianxiang; Sun, Nian X.; Liu, Ming

doi:10.1038/srep16480

Title: Electric field induced reversible 180° magnetization switching through tuning of interfacial exchange bias along magnetic easy-axis in multiferroic laminates

Journal Article · Wed Nov 18 00:00:00 EST 2015 · Scientific Reports

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/srep16480· OSTI ID:1258605

Xue, Xu ^[1]; Zhou, Ziyao ^[2]; Peng, Bin ^[1]; Zhu, Mingmin ^[1]; Zhang, Yijun ^[1]; Ren, Wei ^[1]; Ren, Tao ^[3]; Yang, Xi ^[4]; Nan, Tianxiang ^[5]; Sun, Nian X. ^[6]; Liu, Ming ^[1]

Xi'an Jiaotong Univ., Xi'an (China)
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Lemont, IL (United States). Energy Systems Division
Beijing Education Examinations Authority, Beijing (China)
Beijing Inst. of Technology, Beijing (China)
Northeastern Univ., Boston, MA (United States)
Xi'an Jiaotong Univ., Xi'an (China); Northeastern Univ., Boston, MA (United States)

E-field control of interfacial exchange coupling and deterministic switching of magnetization have been demonstrated in two sets of ferromagnetic(FM)/antiferromagnetic(AFM)/ferroelectric(FE) multiferroic heterostructures, including NiFe/NiCoO/glass/PZN-PT (011) and NiFe/FeMn/glass/PZN-PT (011). We designed this experiment to achieve exchange bias tuning along the magnetic easy axis, which is critical for realizing reversible 180° magnetization deterministic switching at zero or small magnetic bias. Strong exchange coupling were established across AFM-FM interfaces, which plays an important role in voltage control of magnetization switching. Through the competition between the E-field induced uniaxial anisotropy in ferromagnetic layer and unidirectional anisotropy in antiferromagnetic layer, the exchange bias was significantly shifted by up to |ΔH_ex|/H_ex=8% in NiFe/FeMn/glass/PZN-PT (011) and 13% in NiFe/NiCoO/glass/PZN-PT (011). In addition, the square shape of the hysteresis loop, as well as a strong shape tunability of |ΔH_ex|/H_c=67.5~125% in NiFe/FeMn/glass/PZN-PT and 30~38% in NiFe/NiCoO/glass/PZN-PT were achieved, which lead to a near 180° magnetization switching. Lastly, electrical tuning of interfacial exchange coupling in FM/AFM/FE systems paves a new way for realizing magnetoelectric random access memories and other memory technologies.

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Research Organization:: Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

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