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In multiferroic oxides with a transverse helical magnetic order, the magnetization exchange coupling is sinusoidally space-dependent. We theoretically investigate the spin-dependent electron grating effect in…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2012-04-30 Rui Zhu

The ferroelectricity of multiferroics induced by spin order is commonly explained by considering either purely electronic or ion-displacement contribution. However, there is no general model which includes both effects simultaneously. Here,…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2014-10-01 H. J. Xiang , P. S. Wang , M. -H. Whangbo , X. G. Gong

Multiferroics, where two or more ferroic order parameters coexist, is one of the hottest fields in condensed matter physics and materials science[1-9]. However, the coexistence of magnetism and conventional ferroelectricity is physically…

Materials Science · Physics 2016-03-11 Xiangang Wan , Hang-Chen Ding , Sergey Y. Savrasov , Chun-Gang Duan

The magnetoelectric (ME) effects are caused by interactions of the electrical and magnetic subsystems in a solid. Among the applications of ME effects, there are methods of magnetic reversal under the influence of an electrostatic field and…

Materials Science · Physics 2023-12-08 Bogdan Tanygin

Multiferroics are materials with coexisting electric and magnetic orders that are of central importance for fundamental research and technological applications. Unfortunately, intrinsic multiferroics that operate at room temperature remain…

Materials Science · Physics 2025-11-06 Ping Tang , Gerrit E. W. Bauer

Type-II multiferroics, where spin order induces ferroelectricity, exhibit strong magnetoelectric coupling. However, for the typical 2D type-II multiferroic NiI$_2$, the underlying magnetoelectric mechanism remains unclear. Here, applying…

We combine the anisotropy of magnetic interactions and the point symmetry of finite solids in the study of dipolar clusters as new basic units for multiferroics metamaterials. The hamiltonian of magnetic dipoles with an easy axis at the…

Materials Science · Physics 2020-12-03 Paula Mellado , Andres Concha , Sergio Rica

The optical magnetoelectric effect, which is an inherent attribute of the spin excitations in multiferroics, drastically changes their optical properties compared to conventional materials where light-matter interaction is expressed only by…

Electric control of magnetism at room temperature is crucial for developing next-generation, low-power spintronic devices. However, the intrinsic incompatibility between ferroelectricity and magnetism in crystal symmetry, along with the…

Materials Science · Physics 2026-04-15 Quanchao Du , Jinlian Lu , Xueqing Wan , Zhenlong Zhang , Zhijun Jiang

The recent discovery of ferroelectric nematic liquid crystalline phases marks a major breakthrough in soft matter research. An intermediate phase, often observed between the nonpolar and the ferroelectric nematic phase, shows a distinct…

Using first principle calculations under the framework of density functional theory we have investigated the electronic structure, magnetism and ferroelectric polarization in the triangular lattice antiferromagnet AgFeO2, and its comparison…

Materials Science · Physics 2018-01-03 Jayita Chakraborty , Indra Dasgupta

We investigate theoretically the magnetic dynamics in a ferroelectric/ferromagnetic heterostructure coupled via strain-mediated magnetoelectric interaction. We predict an electric field-induced magnetic switching in the plane perpendicular…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-06-05 Chenglong Jia , Alexander Sukhov , Paul P. Horley , Jamal Berakdar

We develop a lattice model for the splay flexoelectric effect in nematic liquid crystals. In this model, each lattice site has a spin representing the local molecular orientation, and the interaction between neighboring spins represents…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2011-11-04 Subas Dhakal , Jonathan V. Selinger

The influence of magnetostriction on static fluctuations of the magnetic moment in ferromagnetic polycrystals has been theoretically studied. Conditions have been found under which magnetoelastic interaction leads to stabilization of…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2024-05-10 A. A. Fraerman

The contribution of the polarization associated with the noncollinear parts of spins in the dielectric permeability tensor of multiferroic materials is considered. As the equilibrium state, we consider the systems of parallel spins, so we…

Materials Science · Physics 2025-05-13 Pavel A. Andreev

The flexoelectric (FE) effect provides a linear coupling between electric polarization and orientational deformation in liquid crystals. It influences many electrooptical phenomena and it is used in some bistable nematic devices. A…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2023-07-19 A. Kapanowski

Magnetoelectric multiferroics are highly sought after for applications in low-power electronics and for advancing fundamental research, including axion insulators and dark matter detection. However, achieving a combination of ferroic spin…

Materials Science · Physics 2024-12-02 Libor Šmejkal

Symmetry analysis provides crucial insights into the magnetoelectric coupling effect in type-II multiferroics. In this Letter, we comprehensively investigate couplings between electric polarization and inhomogeneous magnetization across all…

Materials Science · Physics 2026-01-30 Xinhai Tu , Di Wang , Hanjing Zhou , Songsong Yan , Huimei Liu , Hongjun Xiang , Xiangang Wan

Ferromagnet-ferroelectric-metal superlattices are proposed to realize the large room-temperature magnetoelectric effect. Spin dependent electron screening is the fundamental mechanism at the microscopic level. We also predict an electric…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-12-16 Tianyi Cai , Sheng Ju , Jaekwang Lee , Na Sai , Alexander A. Demkov , Qian Niu , Zhenya Li , Junren Shi , Enge Wang

Multiferroic rare earth manganites attracted recent attention because of the coexistence of different types of magnetic and ferroelectric orders resulting in complex phase diagrams and a wealth of physical phenomena. The coupling and mutual…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2007-05-23 B. Lorenz , C. R. dela Cruz , F. Yen , Y. Q. Wang , Y. Y. Sun , C. W. Chu