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四元BiFeO3中磁有序的电场控制

Electric-field control of magnetic ordering in the tetragonal BiFeO3

Hang-Chen Ding, Chun-Gang Duan

摘要:

我们提出了一种利用电场来控制四元BiFeO_3磁有序的方法。基于第一性原理研究了外延应变对四元BiFeO 3铁电和磁性的影响,发现当铁电极化沿[001]方向时,在面内常数a ~ 3.905 μ m处存在C型到G型反铁磁(AFM)相的转变.这种磁相变可以用双轴应变影响下海森堡交换常数J1 c和J2 c之间的竞争来解释。有趣的是,当面内晶格常数增大时,择优铁电极化倾向于倾斜并最终位于面内(沿[110]方向)。研究发现,外加电场可以改变铁电极化的取向,从而影响四元BiFeO 3的海森堡交换参数,进而影响其磁有序度。例如,在~ 3.79 μ m处,沿[111]方向的2 MV/cm大小的电场可以将磁有序从C-AFM改变为G-AFM。由于磁有序性影响磁性材料的许多物理性质,例如磁电阻,我们期望这种策略将为多铁性材料的应用提供新的途径。

英文摘要:

We propose a way to use electric-field to control the magnetic ordering of the tetragonal BiFeO3. Based on systematic first-principles studies of the epitaxial strain effect on the ferroelectric and magnetic properties of the tetragonal BiFeO3, we find that there exists a transition from C-type to G-type antiferromagnetic (AFM) phase at in-plane constant a ~ 3.905 Å when the ferroelectric polarization is along [001] direction. Such magnetic phase transition can be explained by the competition between the Heisenberg exchange constant J1c and J2c under the influence of biaxial strain. Interestingly, when the in-plane lattice constant enlarges, the preferred ferroelectric polarization tends to be canted and eventually lies in the plane (along [110] direction). It is found that the orientation change of ferroelectric polarization, which can be realized by applying external electric-field, has significant impact on the Heisenberg exchange parameters and therefore the magnetic orderings of tetragonal BiFeO3. For example, at a ~ 3.79 Å, an electric field along [111] direction with magnitude of 2 MV/cm could change the magnetic ordering from C-AFM to G-AFM. As the magnetic ordering affects many physical properties of the magnetic material, e.g. magnetoresistance, we expect such strategy would provide a new avenue to the application of multiferroic materials.

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