Linear magnetoelectric effect in göthite, α-FeOOH

Autor: N. V. Ter-Oganessian, Alexander A. Guda, Vladimir P. Sakhnenko
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Scientific Reports, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-6 (2017)
Scientific Reports
ISSN: 2045-2322
Popis: By means of symmetry analysis, density functional theory calculations, and Monte Carlo simulations we show that goethite, α-FeOOH, is a linear magnetoelectric below its Néel temperature TN = 400 K. The experimentally observed magnetic field induced spin-flop phase transition results in either change of direction of electric polarization or its suppression. Estimated value of magnetoelectric coefficient is 0.57 μC · m−2 · T−1. The abundance of goethite in nature makes it arguably the most widespread magnetoelectric material.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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