Phase-field simulation of electric-field-induced in-plane magnetic domain switching in magnetic/ferroelectric layered heterostructures

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 109, Issue 12, 2011, Pages

  Hu, Jia Mian ^a,b   Sheng, G ^b   Zhang, J X ^b,c   Nan, C W ^a   Chen, L Q ^b  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CARPENTER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOMAIN SWITCHINGS; DYNAMIC ELECTRIC FIELDS; FE LAYER; GEOMETRIC SIZES; IN-PLANE; MAGNETIC DOMAIN STRUCTURES; MAGNETIZATION CONFIGURATION; MAGNETO-ELASTIC; PHASE-FIELD SIMULATION; PIEZOELECTRIC COUPLINGS; SWITCHING BEHAVIORS; SWITCHING PROCESS; TIME-DEPENDENT; TRANSVERSE ELECTRIC FIELD;

CRYSTALS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; LEAD; MAGNETIC COUPLINGS; MAGNETIZATION; SWITCHING;

MAGNETIC DOMAINS;

EID: 79960196289     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3600203     Document Type: Article

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