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Journal of Advanced Ceramics 2021, 10(6): 1273-1281 https://doi.org/10.1007/s40145-021-0502-1
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Vector analysis of electric-field-induced antiparallel magnetic domain evolution in ferromagnetic/ferroelectric heterostructures

Show Author's Information Xinger ZHAOa,  Zhongqiang HUa( ),  Jingen WUa,  Ting FANGa,  Yaojin LIa,  Yuxin CHENGa,  Yifan ZHAOa,  Mengmeng GUANa,  Dan XIANb,c,  Chenying WANGb,c,  Qi MAOb,c,  Bin PENGa,  Ren-Ci PENGa,  Ziyao ZHOUa,  Zhiguang WANGa,  Zhuang-De JIANGb,c,  Ming LIUa
Electronic Materials Research Laboratory, Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education & International Center for Dielectric Research, School of Electronic Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China
Collaborative Innovation Center of High-End Manufacturing Equipment, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China
International Joint Laboratory for Micro/Nano Manufacturing and Measurement Technology, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China
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multiferroics, magnetoelectric effect, magnetic domains, magneto-optical Kerr effect (MOKE)
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ZHAO X, HU Z, WU J, et al. Vector analysis of electric-field-induced antiparallel magnetic domain evolution in ferromagnetic/ferroelectric heterostructures. Journal of Advanced Ceramics, 2021, 10(6): 1273-1281. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40145-021-0502-1
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Electric field (E-field) control of magnetism based on magnetoelectric coupling is one of the promising approaches for manipulating the magnetization with low power consumption. The evolution of magnetic domains under in-situ E-fields is significant for the practical applications in integrated micro/nano devices. Here, we report the vector analysis of the E-field-driven antiparallel magnetic domain evolution in FeCoSiB/PMN-PT(011) multiferroic heterostructures via in-situ quantitative magneto-optical Kerr microscope. It is demonstrated that the magnetic domains can be switched to both the 0° and 180° easy directions at the same time by E-fields, resulting in antiparallel magnetization distribution in ferromagnetic/ferroelectric heterostructures. This antiparallel magnetic domain evolution is attributed to energy minimization with the uniaxial strains by E-fields which can induce the rotation of domains no more than 90°. Moreover, domains can be driven along only one or both easy axis directions by reasonably selecting the initial magnetic domain distribution. The vector analysis of magnetic domain evolution can provide visual insights into the strain-mediated magnetoelectric effect, and promote the fundamental understanding of electrical regulation of magnetism.


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Vector analysis of electric-field-induced antiparallel magnetic domain evolution in ferromagnetic/ferroelectric heterostructures

Show Author's information Xinger ZHAOa, Zhongqiang HUa( ), Jingen WUa, Ting FANGa, Yaojin LIa, Yuxin CHENGa, Yifan ZHAOa, Mengmeng GUANa, Dan XIANb,c, Chenying WANGb,c, Qi MAOb,c, Bin PENGa, Ren-Ci PENGa, Ziyao ZHOUa, Zhiguang WANGa, Zhuang-De JIANGb,c, Ming LIUa
Electronic Materials Research Laboratory, Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education & International Center for Dielectric Research, School of Electronic Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China
Collaborative Innovation Center of High-End Manufacturing Equipment, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China
International Joint Laboratory for Micro/Nano Manufacturing and Measurement Technology, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China

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Electric field (E-field) control of magnetism based on magnetoelectric coupling is one of the promising approaches for manipulating the magnetization with low power consumption. The evolution of magnetic domains under in-situ E-fields is significant for the practical applications in integrated micro/nano devices. Here, we report the vector analysis of the E-field-driven antiparallel magnetic domain evolution in FeCoSiB/PMN-PT(011) multiferroic heterostructures via in-situ quantitative magneto-optical Kerr microscope. It is demonstrated that the magnetic domains can be switched to both the 0° and 180° easy directions at the same time by E-fields, resulting in antiparallel magnetization distribution in ferromagnetic/ferroelectric heterostructures. This antiparallel magnetic domain evolution is attributed to energy minimization with the uniaxial strains by E-fields which can induce the rotation of domains no more than 90°. Moreover, domains can be driven along only one or both easy axis directions by reasonably selecting the initial magnetic domain distribution. The vector analysis of magnetic domain evolution can provide visual insights into the strain-mediated magnetoelectric effect, and promote the fundamental understanding of electrical regulation of magnetism.

Keywords: multiferroics, magnetoelectric effect, magnetic domains, magneto-optical Kerr effect (MOKE)

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Received: 25 February 2021
Revised: 23 April 2021
Accepted: 17 May 2021
Published: 29 August 2021
Issue date: December 2021

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This work was supported by the National Key R&D Program of China (Grant No. 2018YFB0407601), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 91964109, 62071374, and 51802248), the National 111 Project of China (Grant No. B14040), and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (Grant No. xxj022020008).

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