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Interfacial charge-mediated non-volatile magnetoelectric coupling in Co0.3Fe0.7/Ba0.6Sr0.4TiO3/Nb:SrTiO3 multiferroic heterostructures

  • Ziyao Zhou
  • , Brandon M. Howe
  • , Ming Liu
  • , Tianxiang Nan
  • , Xing Chen
  • , Krishnamurthy Mahalingam
  • , Nian X. Sun
  • , Gail J. Brown
  • Northeastern University
  • Argonne National Laboratory
  • Air Force Research Laboratory

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Abstract

The central challenge in realizing non-volatile, E-field manipulation of magnetism lies in finding an energy efficient means to switch between the distinct magnetic states in a stable and reversible manner. In this work, we demonstrate using electrical polarization-induced charge screening to change the ground state of magnetic ordering in order to non-volatilely tune magnetic properties in ultra-thin Co0.3Fe0.7/Ba0.6Sr0.4TiO3/Nb:SrTiO3 (001) multiferroic heterostructures. A robust, voltage-induced, non-volatile manipulation of out-of-plane magnetic anisotropy up to 40 Oe is demonstrated and confirmed by ferromagnetic resonance measurements. This discovery provides a framework for realizing charge-sensitive order parameter tuning in ultra-thin multiferroic heterostructures, demonstrating great potential for delivering compact, lightweight, reconfigurable, and energy-efficient electronic devices.

Original languageEnglish
Article number7740
JournalScientific Reports
Volume5
DOIs
StatePublished - 2015
Externally publishedYes

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