Magnetoelectric coupling effects in multiferroic complex oxide composite structures

The study of magnetoelectric materials has recently received renewed interest, in large part stimulated by breakthroughs in the controlled growth of complex materials and by the search for novel materials with functionalities suitable for next generation electronic devices. In this Progress Report, we present an overview of recent developments in the field, with emphasis on magnetoelectric coupling effects in complex oxide multiferroic composite materials. © 2010 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.