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Switchable electric polarization and ferroelectric domains in a metal-organic-framework

Journal Article · · npj Quantum Materials
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  1. Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
  2. Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche - CNR-SPIN, L'Aquila (Italy); Shanghai Univ., Shanghai (China)
  3. Humboldt Univ. zu Berlin and IRIS Adlershof, Berlin (Germany)
  4. Univ. of Naples Federico II, Naples (Italy)
  5. ETH Zurich, Zurich (Switzerland); Tohoku Univ., Sendai (Japan)
  6. New Mexico State Univ., Las Cruces, NM (United States)
  7. ETH Zurich, Zurich (Switzerland)
  8. Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche - CNR-SPIN, L'Aquila (Italy)
  9. National High Magnetic Field Lab., Tallahassee, FL (United States)
  10. Univ. of Cambridge, Cambridge (United Kingdom)
  11. Florida State Univ., Tallahassee, FL (United States)
Multiferroics and magnetoelectrics with coexisting and coupled multiple ferroic orders are materials promising new technological advances. While most studies have focused on single-phase or heterostructures of inorganic materials, a new class of materials called metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) has been recently proposed as candidate materials demonstrating interesting new routes for multiferroism and magnetoelectric coupling. Herein, we report on the origin of multiferroicity of (CH3)2NH2Mn(HCOO)3 via direct observation of ferroelectric domains using second-harmonic generation techniques. For the first time, we observe how these domains are organized (sized in micrometer range), and how they are mutually affected by applied electric and magnetic fields. Lastly, calculations provide an estimate of the electric polarization and give insights into its microscopic origin.
Research Organization:
Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
LDRD; USDOE
Grant/Contract Number:
AC52-06NA25396
OSTI ID:
1335632
Report Number(s):
LA-UR--16-27462
Journal Information:
npj Quantum Materials, Journal Name: npj Quantum Materials Vol. 1; ISSN 2397-4648
Publisher:
Nature Publishing GroupCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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