Low-voltage magnetoelectric coupling in membrane heterostructures

Lindemann, Shane; Irwin, Julian; Kim, Gi-Yeop; Wang, Bo; Eom, Kitae; Wang, Jianjun; Hu, Jiamian; Chen, Long-Qing; Choi, Si-Young; Eom, Chang-Beom; Rzchowski, Mark S.

doi:10.1126/sciadv.abh2294

Low-voltage magnetoelectric coupling in membrane heterostructures

Journal Article · Thu Nov 11 23:00:00 EST 2021 · Science Advances

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abh2294· OSTI ID:1904646

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University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI (United States); Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI (United States)
University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI (United States)
Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, (Korea, Republic of)
Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA (United States)

Strain-mediated magnetoelectric (ME) coupling in ferroelectric (FE)/ferromagnetic (FM) heterostructures offers a unique opportunity for both fundamental scientific research and low-power multifunctional devices. Relaxor-FEs, such as (1-x)Pb(Mg_1/3Nb_2/3)O₃-(x)PbTiO₃ (PMN-xPT), are ideal FE layer candidates because of their giant piezoelectricity. However, thin films of PMN-PT suffer from substrate clamping, which substantially reduces piezoelectric in-plane strains. Here, we demonstrate low-voltage ME coupling in an all-thin-film heterostructure that uses the anisotropic strains induced by the (011) orientation of PMN-PT. We completely remove PMN-PT films from their substrate and couple with FM Ni overlayers to create membrane PMN-PT/Ni heterostructures showing 90° Ni magnetization rotation with 3 V PMN-PT bias, much less than the bulk PMN-PT ~100-V requirement. Scanning transmission electron microscopy and phase-field simulations clarify the membrane response. These results provide a crucial step toward understanding the microstructural behavior of PMN-PT thin films for use in piezo-driven ME heterostructures.

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Research Organization:: University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); Army Research Office (ARO); Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellowship; Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation; National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF)

Grant/Contract Number:: FG02-06ER46327

OSTI ID:: 1904646

Journal Information:: Science Advances, Journal Name: Science Advances Journal Issue: 46 Vol. 7; ISSN 2375-2548

Publisher:: AAASCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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