尖晶石氧化物CoCr2O4的多铁性研究

为深入理解化合物CoCr₂O₄奇特的多铁性行为,结合尖晶石晶格结构特点,考虑近邻A-A、A-B、B-B及B位离子间次近邻交换耦合的影响,构建经典海森堡自旋模型对磁致铁电行为进行描述,并采用蒙特卡罗模拟对模型进行求解.重点考察不同磁交换耦合作用下,外磁场对体系磁化行为和电极化行为的调控.结果表明：子晶格B1离子贡献了体系的宏观磁化强度和电极化强度;近邻A-A和B位次近邻交换耦合参数的改变对子晶格A位磁性离子的磁电行为没有影响,但对B位离子的磁化强度和电极化强度有显著的调制作用,尤其是来源于子晶格B1的电极化强度对B位次近邻交换耦合参数的改变极为敏感;这些结果反映了立方尖晶石磁结构中A位和B位磁性离子环境及分布对称性的差异.     

1-3型纳米多铁复合薄膜中电场诱导的磁化研究

运用Landau-Devonshire热力学唯像理论,考虑铁电相和铁磁相的电致伸缩、磁致伸缩效应以及产生于铁电/铁磁和薄膜/基底界面的弹性应力作用,两次重整介电和磁作用系数得到了这种多铁系统在Landau自由能函数下的本征二次方磁电耦合形式,从而研究了外延1-3型纳米多铁复合薄膜中极化、磁化随薄膜厚度、温度的变化以及该薄膜中外加电场诱导的磁化变化.结果表明薄膜平面内的应压力的弛豫使得磁化强度和极化强度随薄膜厚度的增加而减少,外加电场不仅能诱导铁电相极化场翻转,而且由于铁电和铁磁相界面竖直方向的弹性耦合导致 关键词： 多铁 磁电效应 磁致伸缩 薄膜     

BaTiO_3/La_(0.67)Sr_(0.33)MnO_(3-δ)复合薄膜的磁致电极化和磁介电特性研究

采用脉冲激光沉积法制备了BaTiO_3(BTO)与缺氧的铁磁绝缘态La_(0.67)Sr_(0.33)MnO_(3-δ)(LSMO)构成的磁电复合薄膜,研究了20—300K温度区间内磁场对电极化特性和介电特性的影响.研究发现,施加磁场使得电滞回线的剩余极化强度和矫顽场均增大,其变化率峰值分别为111.9%和89.6%,峰值温度分别为40K和60K.异质结具有显著的磁介电效应,在测量温度区间内,磁场使得介电常数增大,介电损耗减小.在0.8T场强下,介电常数的最大磁致变化率出现在60K,达到了300%,而介电损耗也在此温度实现了最大变化,减小为零场时的50.9%.该磁电复合薄膜的磁致电极化和磁介电特性的极值均出现在LSMO层的磁电阻峰值温度附近,这说明磁场对电滞回线和介电参数的调制应该源自电荷相关的耦合作用.其可能的机理是磁场使得锰氧化物中的Mn离子局域磁矩趋于有序排列,并通过自旋-轨道耦合以及界面效应间接影响了BTO的电极化特性.研究结果对于多铁器件的开发和应用具有重要意义.     

从媒质受力分析其电极化响应与磁化响应的两种等效描述

本文以媒质所受电磁场作用力为纽带,分别从极化电荷分布与电极化强度出发推导媒质所受电场作用力,从磁化电流与磁化强度出发推导媒介所受磁场作用力,不仅可以得到电极化强度与极化电荷体密度的关系以及磁化强度与磁化电流体密度的关系,还可直接得到孤立媒质边界处极化电荷面密度与电极化强度的关系以及磁化电流面密度与磁化强度的关系,故这种方法具有很强的通用性且更易理解.     

电场驱动磁翻转——面向未来的低耗能磁电信息器件

利用磁电耦合实现电场驱动磁翻转是多铁性材料领域的重要方向，有望用于大幅降低自旋电子学器件的能耗，并为解决日益增长的数据处理用电问题提供一种新方案。在过去几年，纯电控磁研究经历了曲折历程，取得一系列重要突破，包括纳米复合异质结构筑、应变耦合驱动电控180°磁翻转、界面磁交换耦合实现低电压驱动180°磁翻转，以及电场调控斯格明子磁性拓扑态等，为进一步开发超低能耗磁电存储或逻辑器件奠定了基础。文章聚焦于面向磁电信息器件的纯电场调控磁翻转，并简要回顾近十年来这一分支领域的发展历程和重要进展，梳理该领域目前所面临的问题并展望未来研究方向。     

基于磁电耦合效应的基本电路元件和非易失性存储器

磁电耦合效应是指磁场控制电极化或者电场控制磁性的物理现象,它们为开发新型电子器件提供了额外的物理状态自由度,具有巨大的应用潜力.磁电耦合系数作为磁电耦合材料的重要参量,体现了材料磁化和电极化的耦合性能,其随外加物理场的变化可以表现出非线性回滞行为,具备作为非易失存储的物理状态特征.本文讨论了基于磁电耦合效应如何建立起电荷-磁通之间的直接关联,继而实现了第四种基本电路元件并构建了完整的电路元件关系图.在此基础上,研究了多铁性异质结中的非线性磁电耦合效应,并利用其独特的电荷-磁通关联特性,开发了基于磁电耦合系数的电写-磁读型非易失性信息存储、逻辑计算与类神经突触记忆等一系列新型信息功能器件.     

磁致伸缩/压电叠层复合材料磁-机-电耦合系数分析

分析和推导了磁致伸缩/压电叠层复合材料的机-电耦合系数、磁-机耦合系数及磁-电耦合系数与磁致伸缩层和压电层性能参数及几何参数之间的关系.进一步分析表明,叠层复合材料低频时的磁电电压系数正比于磁-电耦合系数,谐振时的磁电电压系数正比于磁-电耦合系数与机械品质因素的乘积;磁电电压系数还与复合结构的本征阻抗有关,本征阻抗越大磁电电压系数越大.通过性能差异较大的Terfenol-D和FeNi基弹性合金分别与压电材料PZT5-H和PZT8相互组合构成复合材料的比较分析,进一步阐明了磁电复合材料磁-电耦合系数和机械品 关键词： 磁电效应 磁-机-电耦合系数 磁致伸缩材料 压电材料     

多阶有序钙钛矿多铁性材料的高压制备与物性

钙钛矿是研究磁电多铁性最重要的材料体系之一.由于高的结构对称性,在以往的立方钙钛矿晶格中尚未发现多铁现象.另外,现有的单相多铁性材料很难兼容大电极化和强磁电耦合,严重制约多铁性材料的潜在应用.本文简单综述了利用高压高温条件制备的两个多阶有序钙钛矿氧化物的磁电多铁性质.在具有立方晶格的多阶钙钛矿LaMn_3Cr_4O_(12)中,观察到自旋诱导的铁电极化,表明该材料是第一个被发现的具有多铁性的立方钙钛矿体系.在另一个多阶有序钙钛矿BiMn_3Cr_4O_(12)中,随温度降低该材料依次经历了I类多铁相和II类多铁相.正因为这两类不同多铁相的同时出现,BiMn_3Cr_4O_(12)同时展示了大的电极化强度和强的磁电耦合效应,并且通过不同的电场调控可实现四重铁电极化态,为开发多功能自旋电子学器件与多态存储提供了先进的材料基础.     

基于能量转换原理的磁电层合材料低频磁电响应分析

提出了一种基于能量转换原理的磁致伸缩/压电层合材料低频磁电响应模型,并对不同层合结构的磁电响应特性进行了对比研究.该模型假定层合材料层间能量传递通过层间剪切力来实现,利用应力函数法分析了磁致伸缩层和压电层的应力与应变,求出了磁致伸缩层的应变能和存储磁场能以及压电层的应变能和电场能;利用Hamilton最小能量原理求出了层间剪切力的大小,获得了开路状态下层合材料的低频磁电响应模型.发现磁电电压系数与磁致伸缩材料的磁导率、泊松比、磁机耦合系数以及压电材料的泊松比、机电耦合系数等有关,并对这些参数的影响进行了分析.同时对两层和三层结构的层合材料磁电特性进行了对比研究,发现层合结构不同则获得的磁电系数公式不同,用相应的公式计算得到的误差才会最小.研究结果表明,本文的理论误差小于6.5%,与其他方法相比,本文的理论模型能更好地描述磁电层合材料的低频磁电响应特性.     

磁场作用下PMN-PT/CFO的磁电效应研究

在弹性力学模型下,推导非理想耦合状态的磁电(ME)电压系数公式.利用CFO随磁场变化的磁致伸缩特性,得到PMN-PT与CFO复合材料的磁电电压系数随磁场以及各参量的变化关系公式.研究了磁电电压系数在磁场下随磁场强度、压电相体积分数v、界面耦合系数k以及PMN-PT介电常数之间的变化关系.研究结果发现:磁电电压系数随PMN-PT体积分数和磁场强度的增大,表现为先增大,后逐渐减小至零;磁电电压系数强烈地依赖于界面耦合系数,耦合系数减小会极大降低复合材料的磁电效应;同时,磁电效应具有一定的频率特性,随着频率的逐渐增大而增大,直至达到稳定.     

激发态电荷转移有机体的多铁性研究

随着人们对多铁性的深入了解,越来越多不同类型的有机多铁材料被合成出来.激发态电荷转移有机体的电荷转移网络是由一个提供电子的分子(给体donor,D~+)和一个接受电子的分子(受体acceptor,A~-)有序排列后构成的.D~+A~-长程有序排列,其激发态(激子)具有较长寿命和±1/2自旋,这是产生室温铁电性和铁磁性的根本原因.激发态容易受外场刺激,因此光照、磁场、电场、应力等能够很好地调控这类材料的铁电极化、磁矩和相应的磁电耦合系数.激发态电荷转移有机体不仅大大丰富了室温多铁材料体系,而且可以为开发新型多功能电子器件提供材料基础和技术储备.     

单相ABO3型多铁材料的磁电耦合及磁电性质研究

实验发现多铁性钙钛矿物质YMnO₃和BiMnO₃在接近磁有序相变温度时,其介电常数和正切损失会出现异常,这些现象说明在物质的磁性和介电性质之间存在耦合.通过对系统磁性和铁电性之间可能磁电耦合方式的分析,考虑在系统哈密顿量中加入与自旋关联和极化相关的耦合项,对铁电子系统应用软模理论,对磁性运用基于海森伯模型的量子平均场近似,研究了外磁场诱导的极化、介电的变化和外电场诱导的磁化的变化等,并将以上结果与实验进行了比较和分析,较为合理地解释了一些多铁钙钛矿物质中的磁电现 关键词： 多铁 磁电耦合 铁电 铁磁     

Magnetic field control of ferroelectric polarization and magnetization of LiCu_2O_2 compound

A spin model of LiCu2O2 compound with ground state of ellipsoidal helical structure is adopted. Taking into account the interchain coupling and exchange anisotropy, we investigate the magnetoelectric properties in a rotating magnetic field and perform the Monte Carlo simulation on a two-dimensional lattice. A prominent anisotropic response is observed in both the magnetization curve and the polarization curve, qualitatively coinciding with the behaviors that are detected in the experiment. In addition, the influences of the magnetic field with various magnitudes on polarization are also explored and analyzed in detail. As the magnetic field increases, a much smoother polarization of angle dependence is exhibited,indicating the strong correlation between the magnetic and ferroelectric orders.     

Magnetization and magnetic susceptibility of the Ising ferromagnetic/antiferromagnetic superlattice

A linear cluster mean-field approximation is used to study the magnetic properties of the Ising ferromagnetic/antiferromagnetic superlattice, which is composed of a spin-1/2 ferromagnetic monolayer and a spin-1 antiferromagnetic monolayer with a single-ion anisotropy alternatively. By using the transfer matrix method, we calculate the magnetization and the initial magnetic susceptibility as functions of temperature for different interlayer coupling, single-ion anisotropy. We summarize the changing behaviors of the spin structure in ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic layers and the characteristics of the corresponding magnetic susceptibilities, give the transition temperature as a function of the interlayer exchange coupling for different single-ion anisotropy, and analyze the features of the magnetization and the magnetic susceptibility.     

外场作用下铁电/铁磁双层膜的极化磁化性质

建立了铁电/铁磁双层膜模型,铁电层的电矩用连续标量描述,而铁磁层的自旋应用经典矢量描述.利用蒙特卡罗方法模拟了体系的热力学性质和极化、磁化行为.给出了零场下体系的内能、比热、极化和磁化随温度变化的关系,并分别研究了体系在外磁场和外电场下的极化和磁化行为.模拟结果表明,双层膜体系的内能、比热、极化和磁化性质因层间耦合系数的不同而明显不同,当界面耦合较弱时,双层膜表现出各自的热力学性质,当层间耦合增强到一定程度时,双层膜耦合为一个整体,表现出统一的热力学性质.该双层膜在外场中形成电滞回线和磁滞回线,并表现出偏置特性,界面耦合强度和温度影响滞后回线和偏置现象.     

Nanomagnetism in nanocrystalline multiferroic bismuth ferrite lead titanate films

Multiferroics conventionally refer to the materials exhibiting co-existing electric, magnetic, and structure order parameters. Interplay between ferroelectricity, magnetism, and ferroelasticity in a single phase makes multiferroics truly multifunctional providing control over magnetic and electric ordering by applying electric and magnetic fields, respectively. Incorporation of multiferroic-based components into nanoscale applications will enable additional degrees of freedom in manipulating with spin and charge not easily attainable otherwise. Multiferroic bismuth ferrite lead titanate has been chemically synthesized in form of nanocrystalline films. The morphology of the films revealed a single perovskite phase confined within crystalline grains of few tens of nm in size. The films were found to exhibit ferroelectricity and ferromagnetism with characteristic electric polarization and magnetization hysteresis loops, transformations associated with spin reorientation in an external magnetic field and the spin-glassy behavior well above the room temperature. High degree of magnetic frustration and disorder in the spin system spatially confined in the nanograins, distribution of the grains anisotropy axis, inter-grain interactions, and the effects of uncompensated spins on the large effective surface/interface favored by the nanocrystalline morphology were assumed to be responsible for the anomalous magnetic properties and glassy dynamics in the films.     

Magnetoelectric effect in perovskite quantum paraelectric EuTiO3

On the basis of successful theoretical explanation of the observed large magnetic-field effect (by ∼7% with 1.5 T) on the dielectric constant below the Néel temperature T_N of 5.5 K, we have demonstrated convincingly the magnetoelectric effect in an antiferromagnetic quantum paraelectric EuTiO₃ system. The mutual control of electric and magnetic properties is revealed by the variation of the electric-field-induced polarization with applied magnetic fields as well as the change of the magnetic-field-induced spin moments under the control of electric fields. It is found that the applied electric field (magnetic field) acts like a fictitious magnetic field (electric field) on the EuTiO₃ system. The magnetoelectric susceptibility is deduced to be proportional to the product of the magnetization, electrical polarization, magnetic susceptibility and dielectric susceptibility.     

The coupling effect between ferroelectric and frustrated antiferromagnetic ordering in hexagonal ferroelectromagnet

Effects of the magnetoelectric coupling between the frustrated antiferromagnetic and ferroelectric ordering in hexagonal ferroelectromagnet are investigated by the soft-mode theory and molecular-field approximation. Applying the Heisenberg model for frustrated triangular antiferromagnets with exchange anisotropy and Diffour model for ferroelectric interaction, we discuss thermodynamic properties of the hexagonal ferroelectromagnetic system, including mean magnetization 〈s_i〉, polarization p, magnetization susceptibility χ_m, and polarization susceptibility χ_p, in a possible coupling form related to a combination of electric polarization and spin correlation. It is found that polarization induced by magnetic coupling leads to an anomaly in χ_p and a cusp in χ_m at low-temperature, which is consistent qualitatively with experimental results in hexagonal ferroelectromagnet YMnO₃.     

Energy spectrum of the low-lying states in Sr<Subscript>2</Subscript>FeSi<Subscript>2</Subscript>O<Subscript>7</Subscript> and the nature of the magnetoelectric effect

A mechanism underlying the magnetoelectric effect is discussed. This mechanism is related to the combined action of an odd crystal field, spin?orbit coupling, and the interaction of the orbital angular momentum with an applied magnetic field. The effective operator describing the spin states of Fe²⁺ ions is obtained. Such operator allows one to interpret the terahertz spectroscopy data and to calculate both the electric field effect on the magnetization and the magnetic field effect on the electric polarization of the sample. It is demonstrated that the magnetoelectric effect is enhanced with a decrease in the energy corresponding to the tetragonal distortion of ligand tetrahedra.     

Electric polarization of magnetic textures: New horizons of micromagnetism

A common scenario of magnetoelectric coupling in multiferroics is the electric polarization induced by spatially modulated spin structures. It is shown in this paper that the same mechanism works in magnetic dielectrics with inhomogeneous magnetization distribution: the domain walls and magnetic vortexes can be the sources of electric polarization. The electric field driven magnetic domain wall motion is observed in iron garnet films. The electric field induced nucleation of vortex state of magnetic nanodots is theoretically predicted and numerically simulated. From the practical point of view the electric field control of micromagnetic structures suggests a low-power approach for spintronics and magnonics.