Publication: Large linear magnetoelectric effect and field-induced ferromagnetism and ferroelectricity in DyCrO4
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2019-09-27
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All the magnetoelectric properties of scheelite-type DyCrO4 are characterized by temperature- and fielddependent
magnetization, specific heat, permittivity, electric polarization, and neutron diffraction measurements.
Upon application of a magnetic field within ±3 T, the nonpolar collinear antiferromagnetic structure leads to a
large linear magnetoelectric effect with a considerable coupling coefficient. An applied electric field can induce
the converse linear magnetoelectric effect, realizing magnetic field control of ferroelectricity and electric field
control of magnetism. Furthermore, a higher magnetic field (>3 T) can cause a metamagnetic transition from the
initially collinear antiferromagnetic structure to a canted structure, generating a large ferromagnetic magnetization
up to 7.0 μB f.u.−1. Moreover, the new spin structure can break the space inversion symmetry, yielding ferroelectric
polarization, which leads to coupling of ferromagnetism and ferroelectricity with a large ferromagnetic
component.
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Ferroelectrics and multiferroics, Magnetic materials, Magnetic properties and materials
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Shen, X., Zhou, L., Chai, Y., Wu, Y., Liu, Z., Yin, Y., Cao, H., Cruz, C. D., Sun, Y., Jin, C., Muñoz, A., Alonso, J. A., & Long, Y. (2019). Large linear magnetoelectric effect and field-induced ferromagnetism and ferroelectricity in DyCrO4. NPG Asia Materials, (1), pp. 1-8