Issue 35, 2020

Exploring phase transitions and magnetoelectric coupling of epitaxial asymmetric multilayer heterostructures

Abstract

Magnetoelectric (ME) heterostructures can exhibit higher magnetic and ferroelectric ordering temperatures along with large ME coupling compared to single-phase multiferroic materials. We synthesized Pb(Fe0.5Nb0.5)O3 (PFN)/Ni0.65Zn0.35Fe2O4 (NZFO)/Pb(Fe0.5Nb0.5)O3 (PFN)/Ni0.65Zn0.35Fe2O4 (NZFO)/Pb(Fe0.5Nb0.5)O3 (PFN) multilayer heterostructures having dimensions of 40/10/40/10/40 nm. High quality epitaxial growth of these heterostructures was confirmed via X-ray diffraction (XRD) and selected area electron diffraction (SAED) patterns. These nanostructures show well saturated polarization (∼52 μC cm−2) and magnetization (∼62 emu cm−3) at room temperature (RT). The magnetic and ferroelectric transitions occur well above RT. These heterostructures exhibit relaxor behavior and undergo 2nd order ferroelectric phase transition. Magnetodielectric measurements show significant coupling between the magnetic and electrical order parameters at RT. These characteristics of the heterostructures make them suitable as potential candidates for ultra-low power memory, spintronics, and different multifunctional (micro)nanoscale device applications.

Graphical abstract: Exploring phase transitions and magnetoelectric coupling of epitaxial asymmetric multilayer heterostructures

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
20 Jun 2020
Accepted
25 Jul 2020
First published
27 Jul 2020

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2020,8, 12113-12122

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Exploring phase transitions and magnetoelectric coupling of epitaxial asymmetric multilayer heterostructures

D. K. Pradhan, S. Kumari, V. S. Puli, D. K. Pradhan, A. Kumar, S. V. Kalinin, R. K. Vasudevan, R. S. Katiyar and P. D. Rack, J. Mater. Chem. C, 2020, 8, 12113 DOI: 10.1039/D0TC02924F

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