@book{33563,
  keywords = {Ferroelectric materials, Multiferroic materials, Epitaxial strain, Interfacial couplings, Magnetoelectric couplings, Recent progress, Order parameter, Atomic levels, Novel devices},
  author = {Ramamoorthy Ramesh and N.A Spaldin},
  title = {Multiferroics: Progress and prospects in thin films},
  abstract = {Multiferroic materials, which show simultaneous ferroelectric and magnetic ordering, exhibit unusual physical properties and in turn promise new device applications as a result of the coupling between their dual order parameters. We review recent progress in the growth, characterization and understanding of thin-fi lm multiferroics. The availability of high-quality thin-fi lm multiferroics makes it easier to tailor their properties through epitaxial strain, atomic-level engineering of chemistry and interfacial coupling, and is a prerequisite for their incorporation into practical devices. We discuss novel device paradigms based on magnetoelectric coupling, and outline the key scientifi c challenges in the fi eld. © 2010 Nature Publishing Group, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited and published by World Scientific Publishing Co. under licence. All Rights Reserved.},
  year = {2009},
  journal = {Nanoscience and Technology: A Collection of Reviews from Nature Journals},
  pages = {20-28},
  publisher = {World Scientific Publishing Co.},
  isbn = {9789814287005; 9814282685; 9789814282680},
  doi = {10.1142/9789814287005_0003},
  note = {cited By 8},
  language = {eng},
}