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Record Nr.

UNINA9910554220603321

Titolo

Multiferroics : fundamentals and applications / / Andres Cano, Dennis Meier, Morgan Trassin, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin ; ; New York, NY : , : Walter de Gruyter GmbH, , [2021]

©2021

ISBN

3-11-058104-3

3-11-058213-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XV, 416 p.)

Disciplina

530.141015118

Soggetti

Electromagnetism - Data processing

Electromagnetism - Health aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- List of Contributing Authors -- 1 A short history of multiferroics -- 2 Spin dynamics, antiferrodistortion and magnetoelectric interaction in multiferroics. The case of BiFeO3 -- 3 Hexagonal manganites: Strong coupling of ferroelectricity and magnetic orders -- 4 Spiral spin structures and skyrmions in multiferroics -- 5 Non-collinear magnetism & multiferroicity: the perovskite case -- 6 Ferroelectric polarization in multiferroics -- 7 Probing local order in multiferroics by transmission electron microscopy -- 8 Controlling of light with electromagnons -- 9 Dynamical magnetoelectric phenomena of skyrmions in multiferroics -- 10 Magneto-electric multiferroics: designing new materials from first-principles calculations -- 11 Domains and domain walls in multiferroics -- 12 Multiferroic heterostructures for spintronics -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

Multiferroics, materials with a coexistence of magnetic and ferroelectric order, provide an efficient route for the control of magnetism by electric fields. The authors cover multiferroic thin-film heterostructures, device architectures and domain/interface effects. They critically discuss achievements as well as limitations and assess opportunities for future applications.