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Thickness-dependent converse magnetoelectric coupling in bi-layered Ni/PZT thin films.
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Journal of Applied Physics . Feb2012, Vol. 111 Issue 3, p033918. 5p. 1 Diagram, 5 Graphs. - Publication Year :
- 2012
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Abstract
- The converse magnetoelectric (ME) effect was investigated in bi-layered Ni/Pb(Zr0.52Ti0.48)O3 (PZT) thin films grown on Si substrates, with different thicknesses of Ni thin layers. By using an AC-mode magneto-optical Kerr effect method, it was revealed that the electric-voltage induced magnetization variation was dependent on the thickness of the Ni thin layer. The results showed that the Ni/PZT bilayered films with thick (about 40 nm) Ni films presented a dominative strain mediated ME coupling, whereas an interface-charge and strain co-mediated ME coupling might coexist in the Ni/PZT bilayered films with decreasing thickness (e.g., about 10 nm) of Ni films. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *SPINTRONICS
*THIN film research
*MAGNETOOPTICS
*KERR electro-optical effect
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00218979
- Volume :
- 111
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Applied Physics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 71716737
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3682764