Abstract
The magnetoelectric effect in M-type Ti-Co doped strontium hexaferrite has been studied using a combination of magnetometry and element specific soft X-ray spectroscopies. A large increase (>×30) in the magnetoelectric coefficient is found when Co2+ enters the trigonal bi-pyramidal site. The 5-fold trigonal bi-pyramidal site has been shown to provide an unusual mechanism for electric polarization based on the displacement of magnetic transition metal (TM) ions. For Co entering this site, an off-centre displacement of the cation may induce a large local electric dipole as well as providing an increased magnetostriction enhancing the magnetoelectric effect.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 082401 |
Pages (from-to) | 1-6 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Applied Physics Letters |
Volume | 112 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 20 Feb 2018 |