Flexoelectric nanodomains in rare-earth iron garnet thin films under strain gradient

Rare-earth iron garnets are ferrimagnetic insulators commercially known for their large magneto-optical effect. Here, strain-gradient engineering is used to induce flexoelectricity in Sm3Fe5O12 films, achieving simultaneous remanent dielectric polarization and magnetization at room temperature.

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Main Authors: Hiroyasu Yamahara, Bin Feng, Munetoshi Seki, Masaki Adachi, Md Shamim Sarker, Takahito Takeda, Masaki Kobayashi, Ryo Ishikawa, Yuichi Ikuhara, Yasuo Cho, Hitoshi Tabata
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/d79cc63af5274aa58a87d071fa3a9467
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