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We study theoretically the influence of the underlying domain microstructure on the electromechanical properties of ferroelectrics. Our calculations are based on a continuum approach that incorporates the long-range elastic and…

Materials Science · Physics 2007-05-23 Rajeev Ahluwalia , Turab Lookman , Avadh Saxena , Wenwu Cao

By using broadband linear and nonlinear dielectric spectroscopy we studied the magnetoelectric dynamics in the chiral antiferromagnet MnWO4. In the multiferroic phase the dielectric response is dominated by the dynamics of domains and…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2014-04-25 D. Niermann , C. P. Grams , M. Schalenbach , P. Becker , L. Bohaty , J. Stein , M. Braden , J. Hemberger

The control of ferroelectric domain walls and their dynamics on the nanoscale becomes increasingly important for advanced nanoelectronics and novel computing schemes. One common approach to tackle this challenge is the pinning of walls by…

Materials Science · Physics 2025-04-21 Sheng-Han Teng , Aris Dimou , Benjamin Udofia , Majid Ghasemi , Markus Stricker , Anna Grünebohm

We demonstrate that the magnetization of a ferromagnet in contact with an antiferromagnetic multiferroic (LuMnO3) can be speedily reversed by electric field pulsing, and the sign of the magnetic exchange bias can switch and recover…

Materials Science · Physics 2015-05-19 V. Skumryev , V. Laukhin , I. Fina , X. Martí , F. Sánchez , M. Gospodinov , J. Fontcuberta

Directed motion of domain walls (DWs) in a classical biaxial ferromagnet placed under the influence of periodic unbiased external magnetic fields is investigated. Using the symmetry approach developed in this article the necessary…

Pattern Formation and Solitons · Physics 2011-02-15 Yaroslav Zolotaryuk , Maxim M. Osmanov

Sliding ferroelectricity in bilayer van der Waals materials exhibits ultrafast switching speed and fatigue resistance during the polarization switching, offering an avenue for the design of memories and neuromorphic devices. The unique…

Materials Science · Physics 2025-02-21 Yubai Shi , Yuxiang Gao , Ri He , Hua Wang , Binwen Zhang , Zhicheng Zhong

In this report we demonstrate a simple model for the motion of a vortex domain wall in a ferromagnetic strip of submicron width under the influence of an external magnetic field. The model exhibits three distinct dynamical regimes. In a…

Materials Science · Physics 2007-06-01 D. Clarke , G. -W. Chern , O. A. Tretiakov , O. Tchernyshyov

We theoretically study the antiferromagnetic domain wall motion actuated by an inhomogeneous external magnetic field. The Lagrangian and the equations of motion of antiferromagnetic spins under an inhomogeneous magnetic field are derived,…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2021-02-03 Jotaro J. Nakane , Hiroshi Kohno

Efficient electrical manipulation of domain walls is key to developing magnetic devices with fast switching capabilities and low energy consumption. Here we demonstrate Bloch-type domain wall velocities exceeding 1 km s$^{-1}$ in the…

We report the dielectric dispersion of the giant magnetocapacitance (GMC) in multiferroic DyMnO$_{3}$ over a wide frequency range. The GMC is found to be attributable not to the softened electromagnon but to the electric-field-driven motion…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2009-11-13 F. Kagawa , M. Mochizuki , Y. Onose , H. Murakawa , Y. Kaneko , N. Furukawa , Y. Tokura

We address the dynamics of magnetic domain walls in ferromagnetic nanowires under the influence of external time-dependent magnetic fields. We report a new exact spatiotemporal solution of the Landau-Lifshitz-Gilbert equation for the case…

Materials Science · Physics 2010-04-13 Arseni Goussev , JM Robbins , Valeriy Slastikov

We report the nanoscale electrical imaging results in hexagonal $Lu_{0.6}Sc_{0.4}FeO_3$ single crystals using conductive atomic force microscopy (C-AFM) and scanning microwave impedance microscopy (MIM). While the dc and ac response of the…

Materials Science · Physics 2018-08-28 Xiaoyu Wu , Kai Du , Lu Zheng , Di Wu , Sang-Wook Cheong , Keji Lai

Conductive and electrostatic atomic force microscopy (cAFM and EFM) are used to investigate the electric conduction at nominally neutral domain walls in hexagonal manganites. The EFM measurements reveal a propensity of mobile charge…

Domain walls in soft permalloy strips may exhibit various equilibrium micromagnetic structures depending on the width and thickness of the strip, ranging from the well-known transverse and vortex walls in narrow and thin strips to double…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2016-03-23 Virginia Estevez , Lasse Laurson

HfO$_{2}$-based ferroelectric thin films are promising for their application in ferroelectric devices. Predicting the ultimate magnitude of polarization and understanding its switching mechanism are critical to realize the optimal…

Materials Science · Physics 2023-04-04 Yao Wu , Yuke Zhang , Jie Jiang , Limei Jiang , Minghua Tang , Yichun Zhou , Min Liao , Qiong Yang , Evgeny Y. Tsymbal

Vertical ferroelectricity where a net dipole moment appears as a result of in-plane ionic displacements has gained enormous attention following its discovery in transition metal dichalcogenides. Based on first-principles calculations, we…

Materials Science · Physics 2021-10-29 Xiaonan Ma , Chang Liu , Wei Ren , Sergey A. Nikolaev

The compensated magnetic order and characteristic, terahertz frequencies of antiferromagnetic materials makes them promising candidates to develop a new class of robust, ultra-fast spintronic devices. The manipulation of antiferromagnetic…

Use of a spin polarized current for the manipulation of magnetic domain walls in ferromagnetic nanowires has been the subject of intensive research for many years. Recently, due to technological advancements, creating nano-contacts with…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2020-08-10 Hamidreza Kazemi , Sebastian Eggert , Nicholas Sedlmayr

Wurtzite ferroelectrics such as scandium-doped aluminum nitride (AlScN) are promising for next-generation memory because of their compatibility with semiconductor processes and strong spontaneous polarization. Ferroelectric switching in…

Materials Science · Physics 2026-04-29 Changming Ke , Shi Liu

Magnetic domain walls function as a wave guide for low energy magnons. In this paper we develop the theory for the non-local transport of these bound magnons through a ferromagnetic insulator that are injected and detected electrically in…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2021-08-25 Dion M. F. Hartmann , Andreas Rückriegel , Rembert A. Duine