In situ study of electric field‐induced magnetization in multiferroic BiFeO3 nanowires |
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| Authors: | K Prashanthi T Thundat |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, , Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
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| Abstract: | In this work, we have studied electric field‐induced magnetization effect of multiferroic BiFeO3 (BFO) nanowires in situ using magnetic force microscopy (MFM). Changes in magnetic domain contrast have been observed in the MFM phase images under applied electric potential, which indicate local magnetoelectric (ME) coupling in the nanowires. The values of saturation and magnetization at different applied electric fields were evaluated. These results suggest that one‐dimensional multiferroic BFO nanowires are potential candidates for realizing multiferroic devices at nanoscale with unique functionalities. SCANNING 36:224–230, 2014. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. |
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| Keywords: | BiFeO3 electrospinning magnetic force microscopy (MFM) multiferroics nanowires piezoresponse force microscopy (PFM) |
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