Giant magnetoelectric coupling and E-field tunability in a laminated Ni2MnGa/lead-magnesium-niobate-lead titanate multiferroic heterostructure
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Originally published in Applied Physics Letters 93, 112502 (2008). DOI:10.1063/1.2986480 (http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2986480).
Abstract
The multiferroic properties of a laminated heterostructure consisting of magnetostrictive Ni2MnGa ribbon and piezoelectric lead-magnesium-niobate-lead titanate crystal are reported. A tunability of the electric field-induced magnetic field was measured by a shift in the ferromagnetic resonance (FMR) field by 230 Oe at X-band while applying an electric field of 6 kV/cm. Concomitantly, a frequency shift in the FMR of 370 MHz was observed. The sensitive tunability stems from a large linear magnetoelectric coupling coefficient, A=41 Oe cm/kV, measured in the heterostructure. This represents a new class of metallic multiferroic heterostructures that operate at microwave frequencies.
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Yajie Chen, Jingmin Wang, Ming Liu, Jing Lou, Nian X. Sun, Carmine Vittoria, and Vincent G. Harris. "Giant magnetoelectric coupling and E-field tunability in a laminated Ni2MnGa/lead-magnesium-niobate-lead titanate multiferroic heterostructure" Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Publications (2008).
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