Enhanced magnetoelectric effect in M-type hexaferrites by Co substitution into trigonal bi-pyramidal sites

J. E. Beevers, C. J. Love, V. K. Lazarov, S. A. Cavill, H. Izadkhah, C. Vittoria, R. Fan, G van der Laan, S S Dhesi

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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 languageEnglish
Article number082401
Pages (from-to)1-6
Number of pages6
JournalApplied Physics Letters
Volume112
Issue number8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 20 Feb 2018

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