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Giant Magnetoelectric Coupling And E-Field Tunability In A Laminated Ni2mnga/Lead-Magnesium-Niobate-Lead Titanate Multiferroic Heterostructure, Yajie Chen, Jingmin Wang, Ming Liu, Jing Lou, Nian X. Sun, Carmine Vittoria, Vincent G. Harris Apr 2012

Giant Magnetoelectric Coupling And E-Field Tunability In A Laminated Ni2mnga/Lead-Magnesium-Niobate-Lead Titanate Multiferroic Heterostructure, Yajie Chen, Jingmin Wang, Ming Liu, Jing Lou, Nian X. Sun, Carmine Vittoria, Vincent G. Harris

Jing Lou

The multiferroic properties of a laminated heterostructure consisting of magnetostrictive Ni2MnGa ribbon and piezoelectric lead-magnesium-niobate-lead titanate crystal are reported. A tunability of the electric field-induced magnetic field was measured by a shift in the ferromagnetic resonance (FMR) field by 230 Oe at X-band while applying an electric field of 6 kV/cm. Concomitantly, a frequency shift in the FMR of 370 MHz was observed. The sensitive tunability stems from a large linear magnetoelectric coupling coefficient, A=41 Oe cm/kV, measured in the heterostructure. This represents a new class of metallic multiferroic heterostructures that operate at microwave frequencies.


Soft Magnetism, Magnetostriction And Microwave Properties Of Fegab Thin Films, Jing Lou, R. E. Insignares, Zhuhua Cai, Katherine S. Ziemer, Ming Liu, Nian X. Sun Apr 2012

Soft Magnetism, Magnetostriction And Microwave Properties Of Fegab Thin Films, Jing Lou, R. E. Insignares, Zhuhua Cai, Katherine S. Ziemer, Ming Liu, Nian X. Sun

Jing Lou

A series of (Fe100−yGay)1−xBx (x=0–21 and y=9–17) films were deposited; their microstructure, soft magnetism, magnetostrictive behavior, and microwave properties were investigated. The addition of B changes the FeGaB films from polycrystalline to amorphous phase and leads to excellent magnetic softness with coercivity Oe, high 4πMs, self-biased ferromagnetic resonance (FMR) frequency of 1.85 GHz, narrow FMR linewidth (X band) of 16–20 Oe, and a high saturation magnetostriction constant of 70 ppm. The combination of these properties makes the FeGaB films potential candidates for tunable magnetoelectric microwave devices and other rf/microwave magnetic device applications.


The Effect Of Boron Addition On The Atomic Structure And Microwave Magnetic Properties Of Fegab Thin Films, Jinsheng Gao, Aria Yang, Yajie Chen, J. P. Kirkland, Jing Lou, Nian X. Sun, Carmine Vittoria, Vincent G. Harris Apr 2012

The Effect Of Boron Addition On The Atomic Structure And Microwave Magnetic Properties Of Fegab Thin Films, Jinsheng Gao, Aria Yang, Yajie Chen, J. P. Kirkland, Jing Lou, Nian X. Sun, Carmine Vittoria, Vincent G. Harris

Jing Lou

Varying amounts of boron were added to the host FeGa alloy to investigate its impact upon local atomic structure and magnetic and microwave properties. The impact of B upon the local atomic structure in FeGaB films was investigated by extended x-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) analysis. The EXAFS fitting results revealed a contraction of lattice parameters with the introduction of B. The Debye-Waller factor determined from EXAFS fitting increases as a function of boron addition and abruptly changes during the structural evolution from crystalline to amorphous that occurs near 9% B. Upon the onset of this transition the static and …