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Published on: August 15, 2018
Thermally mediated mechanism to enhance magnetoelectric coupling in multiferroics
C-M Chang1, B K Mani2, S Lisenkov2
1Department of Physics, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida 33620; 2. Institute for Cyber-Enabled Research, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA.
Abstract:
The main roadblock on the way to practical realization of magnetoelectric devices is the lack of multiferroics with strong magnetoelectric coupling. We propose an unusual route to dramatically enhance this coupling through a thermally mediated mechanism. Such a thermally mediated magnetoelectric effect is quantified by an isentropic rather than isothermal magnetoelectric response and is computed here from first principles. A robust enhancement of the magnetoelectric coupling is predicted for both naturally occurring and heterostructured materials.
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