Strong Nonvolatile Magnon-Driven Magnetoelectric Coupling in Single-Crystal Co/ [PbMg1/3Nb2/3 O3] 0.71 [PbTiO3] 0.29 Heterostructures

  • Cai Zhou
  • , Lvkang Shen
  • , Ming Liu
  • , Cunxu Gao
  • , Chenglong Jia
  • , Changjun Jiang

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Abstract

The ability to manipulate the magnetism on interfacing ferromagnetic and ferroelectric materials via electric fields to achieve an emergent multiferroic response has enormous potential for nanoscale devices with novel functionalities. Herein, a strong electric-field control of the magnetism modulation is reported for a single-crystal Co(14 nm)/(001)Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)0.7Ti0.3O3 (PMN-PT) heterostructure by fabricating an epitaxial Co layer on a PMN-PT substrate. Electric-field-tuned ferromagnetic resonance exhibits a large resonance field shift, with a 120-Oe difference between that under positive and negative remanent polarizations, which demonstrates nonvolatile electric-field control of the magnetism. Further, considering the complexity of the twofold symmetry magnetic anisotropy, the linear change of the fourfold symmetry magnetic anisotropy, relating to the single-crystal cubic magnetocrystal anisotropy of the Co thin film, is resolved and quantified to exert a magnon-driven, strong direct magnetoelectric effect on the Co/PMN-PT interface. These results are promising for future multiferroic devices.

Original languageEnglish
Article number014006
JournalPhysical Review Applied
Volume9
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 9 Jan 2018

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