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Monolithic magnetoelectric heterostructure with enhanced ferroelectric and piezoelectric properties and tunable magnetic properties

  • Zhiguang Wang
  • , Yanxi Li
  • , Wenwei Ge
  • , Ravindranath Viswan
  • , Jiefang Li
  • , Dwight Viehland
  • Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Abstract

This paper details fabrication of Pb(Zr0.6Ti0.4) O3 (PZT) layer on Metglas (MG) foils - a magnetoelectric monolithic herterostructure with reduced fatigue and enhanced ferroelectric and piezoelectric properties. Polarization-electric field measurements revealed reduced fatigue for PZT-MG monoliths due to reduced clamping: remnant polarization (2Pr) increased from 24 μC/cm2 to 91 μC/cm2 after the first 5×105 cycles. In comparison, PZT on SrTiO3 (STO) exhibited a monotonous decrease in Pr. Piezoelectric measurements demonstrated a d33 value two times larger for PZT/MG than PZT/STO. Finally, magnetic hysteresis loop measurements showed a dramatic increase of the saturation magnetic field for PZT/MG, due to elastic strain at the interface.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)159-162
Number of pages4
JournalMaterials Letters
Volume113
DOIs
StatePublished - 2013
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Magnetoelectric
  • Metglas
  • Textured thin film

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