Scientists explain how the giant magnetoelectric effect occurs in bismuth ferrite
Tuesday, May 24, 2016 - 05:20
in Physics & Chemistry
A team of scientists from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT), the National Research University of Electronic Technology (MIET), and the Prokhorov General Physics Institute have proposed a theoretical model that explains the unexpectedly high values of the linear magnetoelectric effect in BiFeO3 (bismuth ferrite) that have been observed in a number of experiments. The team also suggests a way of enhancing the effect. The results of the study have been published in the journal Physical Review B.