Giant magnetoelectric effects achieved by tuning spin cone symmetry in Y-type hexaferrites
Abstract
Multiferroics materials, which exhibit coupled magnetic and ferroelectric properties, have attracted tremendous research interest because of their potential in constructing next-generation multifunctional devices. The application of single-phase multiferroics is currently limited by their usually small magnetoelectric effects. Here, we report the realization of giant magnetoelectric effects in a Y-type hexaferrite Ba 0.4Sr 1.6Mg 2Fe 12O 22 single crystal, which exhibits record-breaking direct and converse magnetoelectric coefficients and a large electric-field-reversed magnetization. We have uncovered the origin of the giant magnetoelectric effects by a systematic study in the Ba 2-x Sr x Mg 2Fe 12O 22 family with magnetization, ferroelectricity and neutron diffraction measurements. With the transverse spin cone symmetry restricted to be two-fold, the one-step sharp magnetization reversal is realized and giant magnetoelectric coefficients are achieved. Our study reveals that tuning magnetic symmetry is an effective route to enhance the magnetoelectric effects also in multiferroic hexaferrites.
- Authors:
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- Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing (China). Beijing National Lab. for Condensed Matter Physics. Inst. of Physics; Univ. of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing (China). School of Physical Science
- Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Quantum Condensed Matter Division
- Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing (China). Beijing National Lab. for Condensed Matter Physics. Inst. of Physics
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing (China); Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); National Key Research and Development Program of China; National Natural Science Foundation of China (NNSFC); Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1394576
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC05-00OR22725; 2016YFA0300700; 11534015; 11374347; 11675255; XDB07030200; KJZD-EW-M05
- Resource Type:
- Journal Article: Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Nature Communications
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 8; Journal ID: ISSN 2041-1723
- Publisher:
- Nature Publishing Group
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; ferroelectrics and multiferroics; magnetic properties and materials
Citation Formats
Zhai, Kun, Wu, Yan, Shen, Shipeng, Tian, Wei, Cao, Huibo, Chai, Yisheng, Chakoumakos, Bryan C., Shang, Dashan, Yan, Liqin, Wang, Fangwei, and Sun, Young. Giant magnetoelectric effects achieved by tuning spin cone symmetry in Y-type hexaferrites. United States: N. p., 2017.
Web. doi:10.1038/s41467-017-00637-x.
Zhai, Kun, Wu, Yan, Shen, Shipeng, Tian, Wei, Cao, Huibo, Chai, Yisheng, Chakoumakos, Bryan C., Shang, Dashan, Yan, Liqin, Wang, Fangwei, & Sun, Young. Giant magnetoelectric effects achieved by tuning spin cone symmetry in Y-type hexaferrites. United States. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-00637-x
Zhai, Kun, Wu, Yan, Shen, Shipeng, Tian, Wei, Cao, Huibo, Chai, Yisheng, Chakoumakos, Bryan C., Shang, Dashan, Yan, Liqin, Wang, Fangwei, and Sun, Young. Tue .
"Giant magnetoelectric effects achieved by tuning spin cone symmetry in Y-type hexaferrites". United States. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-00637-x. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1394576.
@article{osti_1394576,
title = {Giant magnetoelectric effects achieved by tuning spin cone symmetry in Y-type hexaferrites},
author = {Zhai, Kun and Wu, Yan and Shen, Shipeng and Tian, Wei and Cao, Huibo and Chai, Yisheng and Chakoumakos, Bryan C. and Shang, Dashan and Yan, Liqin and Wang, Fangwei and Sun, Young},
abstractNote = {Multiferroics materials, which exhibit coupled magnetic and ferroelectric properties, have attracted tremendous research interest because of their potential in constructing next-generation multifunctional devices. The application of single-phase multiferroics is currently limited by their usually small magnetoelectric effects. Here, we report the realization of giant magnetoelectric effects in a Y-type hexaferrite Ba0.4Sr1.6Mg2Fe12O22 single crystal, which exhibits record-breaking direct and converse magnetoelectric coefficients and a large electric-field-reversed magnetization. We have uncovered the origin of the giant magnetoelectric effects by a systematic study in the Ba2-x Sr x Mg2Fe12O22 family with magnetization, ferroelectricity and neutron diffraction measurements. With the transverse spin cone symmetry restricted to be two-fold, the one-step sharp magnetization reversal is realized and giant magnetoelectric coefficients are achieved. Our study reveals that tuning magnetic symmetry is an effective route to enhance the magnetoelectric effects also in multiferroic hexaferrites.},
doi = {10.1038/s41467-017-00637-x},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1394576},
journal = {Nature Communications},
issn = {2041-1723},
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volume = 8,
place = {United States},
year = {2017},
month = {9}
}
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