Electrically assisted magnetic recording in multiferroic nanostructures

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Journal Article
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DOI
10.1021/nl070465o
Abstract
We demonstrate the room-temperature control of magnetization reversal with an electric field in an epitaxial nanostructure consisting of ferrimagnetlc nanopillars embedded in a ferroelectric matrix. This was achieved by combining a weak, uniform magnetic field with the switching electric field to selectively switch pillars with only one magnetic configuration. On the basis of these experimental results, we propose to use an electric field to assist magnetic recording in multiferroic systems with high perpendicular magnetic anisotropy. © 2007 American Chemical Society.
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Journal
Nano Letters
Volume
7
Year of Publication
2007
Number
6
Pagination
1586-1590
ISSN Number
15306984
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