Shen, XudongZhou, LongChai, YishengWu, YanLiu, ZhehongYin, Yun YuCao, HuiboDe La Cruz, ClarinaSun, YoungJin, ChangqingMuñoz Castellanos, ÁngelAlonso, Jose AntonioLong, Youwen2023-07-202023-07-202019-09-27Shen, 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. 1-81884-4049https://hdl.handle.net/10016/37932All 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.eng© The Author(s) 2019Atribución 3.0 EspañaFerroelectrics and multiferroicsMagnetic materialsMagnetic properties and materialsresearch articleFísicahttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41427-019-0151-9open access18NPG Asia Materials11AR/0000024401