Magnetic field controlled reversal of ferroelectric polarization in conical spin ordered multiferroics: Monte Carlo simulation

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 106, Issue 7, 2009, Pages

  Yao, Xiaoyan ^a   Lo, Veng Cheong ^b   Liu, Jun Ming ^c  

^a SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^c NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL OBSERVATION; EXTERNAL MAGNETIC FIELD; FERROELECTRIC POLARIZATION; HEISENBERG SPINS; MICROSCOPIC STRUCTURES; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; MULTIFERROICS; SPIN ORDER; SPINEL LATTICES;

COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FERROELECTRICITY; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIZATION; MAGNETS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; POLARIZATION;

SPIN DYNAMICS;

EID: 70350100482     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3234401     Document Type: Article

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