Phase-field simulation of electric-field-induced in-plane magnetic domain switching in magnetic/ferroelectric layered heterostructures

Jia Mian Hu; G. Sheng; J. X. Zhang; C. W. Nan; L. Q. Chen

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Phase-field simulation of electric-field-induced in-plane magnetic domain switching in magnetic/ferroelectric layered heterostructures

Jia Mian Hu, G. Sheng, J. X. Zhang, C. W. Nan, L. Q. Chen

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The electric-field-induced in-plane magnetic domain switching in magnetic/ferroelectric (FE) layered heterostructures was studied using phase-field simulations. In particular, we chose the CoFe₂O ₄ (CFO) magnetic film and the Pb(Zn_1/3Nb _2/3)O₃-PbTiO₃ (PZN-PT) FE layer as a representative example due to their strong respective magnetoelastic and piezoelectric couplings. In-plane 90 magnetic domain switching in the CFO film was observed when a transverse electric field was applied to the PZN-PT layer. The detailed switching behaviors as well as the corresponding magnetic domain structures are presented for CFO films with different geometric sizes and initial magnetization configurations. The effect of a dynamic electric field on the switching process, i.e., a time-dependent electric-field-induced magnetic domain switching, is also discussed.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	123917
Journal	Journal of Applied Physics
Volume	109
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3600203
State	Published - Jun 15 2011

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