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T Kimura1, G Lawes, A P Ramirez
1Los Alamos National Laboratory, K764, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, USA.
Abstract:
We report on the control of electric polarization (P) by using magnetic fields (B) in a hexaferrite having magnetic order above room temperature (RT). The material investigated is hexagonal Ba0.5Sr1.5Zn2Fe12O22, which is a nonferroelectric helimagnetic insulator in the zero-field ground state. By applying B, the system undergoes successive metamagnetic transitions, and shows concomitant ferroelectric order in some of the B-induced phases with long-wavelength magnetic structures. The magnetoelectrically induced P can be rotated 360 degrees by external B. This opens up the potential for not only RT magnetoelectric devices but also devices based on the magnetically controlled electro-optical response.
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