Shear-strain-induced over 90° rotation of local magnetization in FeCoSiB/PMN-PT (011) multiferroic heterostructures

Strain-mediated magnetoelectric effect can be utilized as an energy-efficient approach for spin manipulation. However, over 90° magnetization rotation is still challenging in un-patterned magnetic films, as the piezo-strain driven by ferroelectric domain switching is generally uniaxial rather than unidirectional, which limits the developments of non-volatile magnetic memory and logic devices. Here we demonstrate the rotation of local magnetization with a large angle of 136° by applying strains with a shear component at a fixed magnetic field of 45 Oe in FeCoSiB/PMN-PT (011) multiferroic heterostructures, revealed by a vector-resolved quantitative magneto-optical Kerr effect (MOKE) microscopy. Phase-field simulations confirm that the approximate 140° rotation of magnetization vectors is a consequence of the shear strain associated with ferroelectric/ferroelastic switching of PMN-PT (011) substrates. The visualization of over 90° magnetization rotation induced by the strain with a shear component paves the way for deterministic magnetization switching that has important implications in the energy-efficient spintronic devices.

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Work Title Shear-strain-induced over 90° rotation of local magnetization in FeCoSiB/PMN-PT (011) multiferroic heterostructures
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  1. Xinger Zhao
  2. Ren-Ci Peng
  3. Zhongqiang Hu
  4. Tiannan Yang
  5. Weixiao Hou
  6. Yuqing Zhou
  7. Tao Li
  8. Qin Du
  9. Yuxin Cheng
  10. Jingen Wu
  11. Zhiguang Wang
  12. Ziyao Zhou
  13. Long-Qing Chen
  14. Ming Liu
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  1. Magnetoelectric effect
  2. Shear strain
  3. Magnetic domain
  4. Magneto-optical Kerr effect
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  1. Acta Materialia
Publication Date September 4, 2020
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  1. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2020.08.041
Deposited August 10, 2022

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    • Magnetoelectric effect, Shear strain, Magnetic domain, Magneto-optical Kerr effect
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  • Added Creator Ren-Ci Peng
  • Added Creator Zhongqiang Hu
  • Added Creator Tiannan Yang
  • Added Creator Weixiao Hou
  • Added Creator Yuqing Zhou
  • Added Creator Tao Li
  • Added Creator Qin Du
  • Added Creator Yuxin Cheng
  • Added Creator Jingen Wu
  • Added Creator Zhiguang Wang
  • Added Creator Ziyao Zhou
  • Added Creator Long-Qing Chen
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