Magnetoelectric coupling susceptibility from magnetodielectric effect

Magnetodielectric coupling in Mn3O4

We have investigated the dielectric anomalies associated with spin-ordering transitions in the tetragonal spinel Mn3O4 using thermodynamic, magnetic, and dielectric measurements. We find that two of the three magnetic ordering transitions in Mn3O4 lead to decreases in the temperature-dependent dielectric constant at zero applied field. Applying a magnetic field to the polycrystalline sample lea...

Large magnetoelectric coupling in Co4Nb2O9

Magnetoelectric materials which simultaneously exhibit electric polarization and magnetism have attracted more and more attention due to their novel physical properties and promising applications for next-generation devices. Exploring new materials with outstanding magnetoelectric performance, especially the manipulation of magnetization by electric field, is of great importance. Here, we demon...

Magnetoelectric coupling at metal surfaces.

Magnetoelectric coupling allows the magnetic state of a material to be changed by an applied electric field. To date, this phenomenon has mainly been observed in insulating materials such as complex multiferroic oxides. Bulk metallic systems do not exhibit magnetoelectric coupling, because applied electric fields are screened by conduction electrons. We demonstrate strong magnetoelectric coupli...

Negative magnetodielectric effect in CaCu3Ti4O12

Orbital magnetoelectric coupling at finite electric field

We extend the band theory of linear orbital magnetoelectric coupling to treat crystals under finite electric fields. Previous work established that the orbital magnetoelectric response of a generic insulator at zero field comprises three contributions that were denoted as local circulation, itinerant circulation, and Chern-Simons. We find that the expression for each of them is modified by the ...