Ferroelectric control of magnetism in BaTi O3 Fe heterostructures via interface strain coupling

  • Sarbeswar Sahoo*
  • , Srinivas Polisetty
  • , Chun Gang Duan
  • , Sitaram S. Jaswal
  • , Evgeny Y. Tsymbal
  • , Christian Binek
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Reversible control of magnetism is reported for a Fe thin film in proximity of a BaTi O3 single crystal. Large magnetization changes emerge in response to ferroelectric switching and structural transitions of BaTi O3 controlled by applied electric fields and temperature, respectively. Interface strain coupling is the primary mechanism altering the induced magnetic anisotropy. As a result, coercivity changes up to 120% occur between the various structural states of BaTi O3. Up to 20% coercivity change is achieved via electrical control at room temperature. Our all solid state ferroelectric-ferromagnetic heterostructures open viable possibilities for technological applications.

Original languageEnglish
Article number092108
JournalPhysical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
Volume76
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - 24 Sep 2007
Externally publishedYes

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