Switching the spin cycloid in BiFeO3 with an electric field

Meisenheimer, Peter; Moore, Guy; Zhou, Shiyu; Zhang, Hongrui; Huang, Xiaoxi; Husain, Sajid; Chen, Xianzhe; Martin, Lane W.; Persson, Kristin A.; Griffin, Sinéad; Caretta, Lucas; Stevenson, Paul; Ramesh, Ramamoorthy

doi:10.1038/s41467-024-47232-5

Switching the spin cycloid in BiFeO3 with an electric field

Journal Article · Thu Apr 04 00:00:00 EDT 2024 · Nature Communications

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-47232-5· OSTI ID:2333695

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Abstract

Bismuth ferrite (BiFeO ₃ ) is a multiferroic material that exhibits both ferroelectricity and canted antiferromagnetism at room temperature, making it a unique candidate in the development of electric-field controllable magnetic devices. The magnetic moments in BiFeO ₃ are arranged into a spin cycloid, resulting in unique magnetic properties which are tied to the ferroelectric order. Previous understanding of this coupling has relied on average, mesoscale measurements. Using nitrogen vacancy-based diamond magnetometry, we observe the magnetic spin cycloid structure of BiFeO ₃ in real space. This structure is magnetoelectrically coupled through symmetry to the ferroelectric polarization and this relationship is maintained through electric field switching. Through a combination of in-plane and out-of-plane electrical switching, coupled with ab initio studies, we have discovered that the epitaxy from the substrate imposes a magnetoelastic anisotropy on the spin cycloid, which establishes preferred cycloid propagation directions. The energy landscape of the cycloid is shaped by both the ferroelectric degree of freedom and strain-induced anisotropy, restricting the spin spiral propagation vector to changes to specific switching events.

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Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-05CH11231; SC0020347; AC02-05CH11231

OSTI ID:: 2333695

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 2448499

Journal Information:: Nature Communications, Journal Name: Nature Communications Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 15; ISSN 2041-1723

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Country of Publication:: United Kingdom

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