Gigantic magnetoelectric effect caused by magnetic-field-induced canted antiferromagnetic-paramagnetic transition in quasi-two-dimensional Ca 2CoSi2O7 crystal

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 94, Issue 21, 2009, Pages

  Akaki, M ^a   Tozawa, J ^a   Akahoshi, D ^a   Kuwahara, H ^a  

^a SOPHIA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIFERROMAGNETIC; ANTIFERROMAGNETIC TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; DIELECTRICITY; ELECTRIC POLARIZATION; MAGNETOCAPACITANCE; PARAMAGNETIC TRANSITION; POLING ELECTRIC FIELDS;

ANTIFERROMAGNETIC MATERIALS; CALCIUM; COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ELECTRIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETOELECTRIC EFFECTS; PARAMAGNETIC MATERIALS; POLARIZATION; SILICIDES;

ANTIFERROMAGNETISM;

EID: 66549125544     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3147195     Document Type: Article

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