Nonlinear magnetoelectric effect in composite multiferroics

The theoretical and experimental studies of the nonlinear magnetoelectric effect in composite multiferroics in the low-frequency spectral region and in the electromechanical resonance region have been performed. It has been shown that such structures demonstrate a nonlinear magnetoelectric effect, which is quadratic in ac magnetic field strength at weak magnetic fields. In the region of the electromechanical resonance, the resonance excitation of an electric field occurs by means of ac magnetic field at a frequency lower than the resonance frequency by a factor of two. In the low-frequency spectral region, there is a difference of amplitude values of two neighboring voltage maxima due to the superposition of signals from the linear and nonlinear effects, and the difference is proportional to the dc magnetic field strength in weak fields. The results of the experimental study of the two-layer permendur-lead zirconate titanate structure are presented.     

Ultralow-frequency magnetoelectric effect in a multilayer ferrite-piezoelectric structure

The magnetoelectric effect is experimentally studied in a multilayer nickel zinc ferrite-lead zirconate titanate structure at frequencies of 10^?3–10 Hz that is placed in a harmonically modulated magnetic field of amplitude to 1 kOe. The nonlinearity of the ferrite magnetostriction and the conductivity of the films are shown to double the frequency and distort the shape of the magnetoelectric voltage. The magnetoelectric signal amplitude decreases linearly with decreasing field modulation frequency. The feasibility of using the magnetoelectric effect to detect ultralow-frequency magnetic fields is demonstrated.     

Low-frequency magnetoelectric effects in ferrite-piezoelectric nanostructures

A theoretical model is presented for low-frequency magnetoelectric (ME) coupling in ferrite-piezoelectric nanobilayers and nanopillars of ferrite and piezoelectrics. We take into account the lattice mismatch and clamping effects of the substrate in determining the ME voltage coefficient. The model could be used to estimate the ME couplings from known material parameters (piezoelectric modules, magnetostriction, stiffness and geometrics) or data on ME coupling could be used to obtain composite parameters. It is shown that increasing the substrate thickness results in a decrease in the ME interaction in nanobilayers due to the clamping caused by the substrate. For nanopillars of NFO in PZT matrix, the substrate pinning effects are negligible as long as the length of the pillar is much greater than its radius.     

层状磁电复合材料谐振频率下的巨磁电容效应

对三明治复合结构Tb_xDy_1-xFe_2-y/Pb(Zr, Ti)O₃/Tb_xDy_1-xFe_2-y的电容与频率及磁场的函数关系进行了实验和理论研究. 实验发现,该复合材料样品的电容随频率的增加而出现多个谐振峰,并且其谐振点随磁场的增加而发生频移. 在谐振点附近,观察到样品的阻抗随磁场的增加由容抗性转变为感抗性,从而同时观察到巨大的正磁电容效应和负磁电容效应. 由复合材料的弹性力学本构方程出发,对该类样品的电容随频率及磁场的变化进行了理论模拟. 结果显示,模拟曲线与实验结果符合得很好. 理论表明该磁致伸缩/压电复合材料的磁电容效应源于磁场诱变的铁磁相柔顺系数. 关键词： 层状复合材料 界面弹性耦合 磁电容效应     

Frequency response of magnetoelectric effect in piezoelectric-magnetostrictive disk-ring composite structures

A theoretical model is presented for frequency dependence of magnetoelectric (ME) effect in piezoelectric-magnetostrictive disk-ring composite structures. Expressions for ME voltage coefficients in piezoelectric-magnetostrictive (PE-MS) disk-ring and MS-PE disk-ring are obtained by solving elastodynamic equations. The calculated resonance frequency and frequency dependence of ME voltage coefficients are in good agreement with the experimental results. This model indicates better mechanical coupling in disk-ring structure than that in traditional layered structure, and this may be responsible for the enhancing ME effect. The analysis suggests the disk-ring composites structures are promising for magnetoelectric applications.     

Terfenol-D/PZT磁电复合材料的磁电相位移动研究

采用粘合法制备了叠层结构的块体Terfenol-D/PZT磁电复合材料,测量了不同频率下的磁电回线,采用新的极坐标下的方式做图.从极坐标下的磁电回线中可以看出,随直流磁场的变化,非谐振频率下的磁电相位发生了轻微移动,移动幅度随频率的增加而增加;而在谐振频率下,伴随着巨磁电效应,磁电相位发生了显著移动,移动幅度达到了近90°.与粉末Terfenol-D/环氧树脂/PZT磁电复合材料对比之后表明,非谐振频率下块体Terfenol-D/PZT的磁电相位移动主要由涡流引起;而谐振频率下大幅度相位移动则主要来源于Terfenol-D的磁致弹性变化.     

Low-frequency and resonance magnetoelectric effects in nickel ferrite-PZT bulk composites

The direct and inverse magnetoelectric effects in nickel ferrite spinel-PZT bulk composites are experimentally studied at low frequencies and in the range of electromechanical resonance. The frequency and field dependences of the magnetoelectric effect are analyzed. It is shown that the direct effect resonantly grows at the antiresonance frequency and the inverse effect grows at the resonance frequency. The dependences of the resonance and antiresonance frequencies on the composition of the composite material are determined.     

Investigation of magnetostrictive/piezoelectric multilayer composite with a giant zero-biased magnetoelectric effect

In this paper, we investigate the resonance magnetoelectric (ME) effect in the middle supported multilayer composites consisting of high-permeability Fe-based nanocrystalline soft magnetic alloy Fe_73.5Cu₁Nb₃Si_13.5B₉ (FeCuNbSiB), Nickel (Ni), and piezoelectric Pb(Zr_1?x Ti _x )O₃ (PZT). The coupling effect between positive magnetostrictive FeCuNbSiB and negative magnetostrictive Ni results in the build-in magnetic bias due to their different magnetic permeability and coercivity. As a result, a giant resonance ME voltage coefficient (α _ME,r ) at zero DC magnetic bias field (H _dc) and multi-peaks of α _ME,r for FeCuNbSiB/Ni/PZT/Ni/FeCuNbSiB composite are observed. The experimental results show that the giant zero-biased α _ME,r strongly depends on the thickness of FeCuNbSiB ribbon. The maximum zero-biased α _ME,r is up to 86 V/cm?Oe for FeCuNbSiB/Ni/PZT/Ni/FeCuNbSiB with four-layer FeCuNbSiB ribbons, which is ～500 times higher than that of the previously reported NKNLS-NZF/Ni/NKNLS-NZF trilayer composite. Compared with the peak α _ME,r and the optimum H _dc of Ni/PZT/Ni composite, the largest peak α _ME,r of FeCuNbSiB/Ni/PZT/Ni/FeCuNbSiB composite with four-layer FeCuNbSiB ribbons increases ～185 %, and the optimum H _dc decreases ～300 Oe, respectively. Based on the nonlinear magnetostrictive constitutive relation and the magnetoelectric equivalent circuit, a theoretical model of α _ME,r versus H _dc is built under free boundary conditions. Calculated zero-biased α _ME,r and α _ME,r versus H _dc are in good agreement with the experimental data. This laminate composite shows promising applications for high-sensitivity power-free magnetic field sensors, zero-biased ME transducers and small-size energy harvesters.     

Resonance magnetoelectric effect without a bias field in a piezoelectric langatate-hysteretic ferromagnet monolithic structure

The frequency, field, temperature, and amplitude characteristics of the direct magnetoelectric effect are studied in a planar monolithic structure consisting of a piezoelectric langatate crystal and a layer of electrolytic nickel. A relation between the magnetic and magnetoelectric properties of the structure is demonstrated, which explains the effects observed in structures with hysteretic layers. At the planar acoustic resonance frequency of the structure (about 70 kHz), the effect amounting to 23 V/(Oe cm) in the absence of a bias field is discovered. In the temperature interval 150–400 K, the amount of the effect changes nearly twofold, the resonance frequency changes by about 1%, and the Q factor on cooling rises to about 8 × 10³. The field sensitivity of the structure is on the order of 1 V/Oe, which makes it possible to detect magnetic fields with an amplitude down to ～10^?6 Oe.     

Nonlinear magnetoelectric response of a bulk magnetostrictive-piezoelectric composite

Magnetoelectric effect in a bulk composite of nickel ferrite and lead zirconate titanate has been investigated by applying an ac magnetic field with no bias field. The measurements were carried out in the low-frequency region for harmonic magnetic field modulation with amplitude up to 3 kOe. The electric field induced by out-of-plane magnetic field exceeds that induced by in-plane magnetic field by approximately 4 times. Nonlinearity of ferrite magnetostriction of the sample results in a doubling in the frequency and a strong distortion of the ME signals. The magnetically induced voltage can be found by integrating the ordinary ME voltage coefficient over magnetic field.     

Effect of an electric field on the characteristics of magnetoelectric interaction in a ferromagnet-ferroelectric composite structure

The characteristics of the magnetoelectric interaction in a planar nickel-lead-zirconate-titanate structure have been studied in a dc electric field applied to the ferroelectric layer. A hysteretic field dependence of the efficiency and frequency of the resonant magnetoelectric interaction has been revealed, and the vanishing of the interaction efficiency in the range of polarization switching fields due to changes in the permittivity, the piezoelectric modulus, and the dielectric loss of the ferroelectric has been observed. It has been shown that the electric field leads to a significant change in the rigidity of the ferroelectric layer.     

Nonlinear magnetoelectric interactions in composite multiferroic structures

A theory of magnetoelectric interactions in ferromagnetic-ferroelectric composite structures is presented. Resonant frequency doubling and magnetic field mixing effects in the planar structure of a lead zirconate-titanate amorphous ferromagnetic film are investigated experimentally.     

Optical magnetoelectric effect in a submicron patterned magnet

The optical magnetoelectric effect, which is a nonreciprocal directional dichroic response, has been demonstrated in a submicron patterned magnet by monitoring the diffracted visible or near-infrared light intensity. An artificial magnetic superstructure is composed of chevron shaped ">" islands made of the ferromagnetic permalloy Ni(80)Fe(20) with a pitch of 1 microm on silicon substrate, in which both space inversion and time reversal symmetry are broken simultaneously. On the basis of the light-polarization angle and magnetic field H dependence, and also comparing the results with the those of the submicron square patterns, we show that the optical magnetoelectric effect emerges as the finite change (approximately 10(-3) at room temperature in H of 500 Oe) of the diffracted intensity.     

人工构建二维准晶复合结构的减阻特性研究

采用旋转锥板式剪切力测试系统,测试了人工构建的具有五次、八次、十次、十二次对称性的二维准晶结构对甘油和水混合液的减阻性能,并与随机排列结构和周期排列结构的流阻进行了对比.对比试验发现：准晶结构具有显著的减阻效果,其中具有十二次对称性的二维准晶结构减阻效应最大,在剪切率为200—2000 s^-1时,剪切力减小的幅度从15%—9%,其最大减阻量可达到15.4%.进一步在所构建的大尺度二维准晶结构的表面,再复合制备微/纳米粗糙结构,这两种尺度的结构协和作用,可实现减阻效果明显提高. 关键词： 准晶结构 粗糙结构 十二次对称性 减阻     

Enhanced optical magnetoelectric effect in a patterned polar ferrimagnet

A simple method to dramatically enhance the optical magnetoelectric (ME) effect, i.e., nonreciprocal directional birefringence, is proposed and demonstrated for a polar ferrimagnet GaFeO3 as a typical example. We patterned a simple grating with a period of 4 microm on a surface of GaFeO3 crystal and used the diffracted light as a probe. The optical ME modulation signal for the Bragg spot of the order n=1 becomes gigantic in the photon energy 1-4 eV and reaches 1-2% of the bare diffracted light intensity in a magnetic field of 500 Oe. This is amplified by more than 3 orders of magnitude compared to that for the reflection of bulk GaFeO3. Fabricating a photonic crystal will make it possible to lead the way for the practical use of the optical ME effect.     

Temperature characteristics of magnetoelectric interaction in langatate-ferromagnet composite resonators

Magnetoelectric interaction in a layered langatate-hysteretic ferromagnet structure is observed with no bias magnetic field applied. The temperature characteristics of interaction are determined mainly by the properties of the ferromagnetic layer. Raising the temperature weakens the coupling between layers and lowers the efficiency of interaction.     

Dynamic magnetoelectric effect in terbium molybdate

The electric polarization induced in ferroelectric terbium molybdate by a magnetic field linearly varying with time is measured. The measurements are performed in fields up to 19 T at different specified rates of change in the magnetic field at temperatures of 273 and 219 K. The results obtained indicate that there are magnetoelectric effects of two types. One of them is a conventional magnetoelectric effect, which is appropriately referred to as the static magnetoelectric effect. The other effect is characterized by the fact that the electric polarization increases with an increase in the rate of change in the magnetic field and relaxes with time to zero at a fixed nonzero field. This phenomenon is termed the dynamic magnetoelectric effect.     

FeCuNbSiB对FeNi/PZT复合结构磁电效应的影响

构造了FeCuNbSiB/FeNi/PZT磁电复合结构并与FeNi/PZT复合结构进行了对比研究.分析了高磁导率材料FeCuNbSiB对FeNi磁场的影响机理,研究了FeCuNbSiB/FeNi/PZT三相复合结构的磁电效应.实验表明,在FeNi/PZT两相层合结构中黏接FeCuNbSiB层后:1)最优偏置磁场从200 Oe降低到55 Oe,最大谐振磁电电压系数从1.59 V/Oe增大到2.77 V/Oe;2)在低偏置磁场中,层合结构磁电电压转换系数提高了1.7—7.8倍;3)层合结构的磁电电压对静态磁场 关键词： 层合结构 最优偏置磁场 高磁导率 磁电电压转换系数