Abstract
Voltage-modulated magnetism in magnetic/BiFeO 3 heterostructures can be driven by a combination of the intrinsic ferroelectric-antiferromagnetic coupling in BiFeO 3 and the antiferromagnetic-ferromagnetic exchange interaction across the heterointerface. However, ferroelectric BiFeO 3 film is also ferroelastic, thus it is possible to generate voltage-induced strain in BiFeO 3 that could be applied onto the magnetic layer across the heterointerface and modulate magnetism through magnetoelastic coupling. Here, we investigated, using phase-field simulations, the role of strain in voltage-controlled magnetism for these BiFeO 3-based heterostructures. It is predicted, under certain condition, coexistence of strain and exchange interaction will result in a pure voltage-driven 180° magnetization reversal in BiFeO 3-based heterostructures.
Original language | English (US) |
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Article number | 4553 |
Journal | Scientific reports |
Volume | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 1 2014 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General