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19-01-2022 | Original Article

Epitaxial integration of a perpendicularly magnetized ferrimagnetic metal on a ferroelectric oxide for electric-field control

Authors: Xin Zhang, Pei-Xin Qin, Ze-Xin Feng, Han Yan, Xiao-Ning Wang, Xiao-Rong Zhou, Hao-Jiang Wu, Hong-Yu Chen, Zi-Ang Meng, Zhi-Qi Liu

Published in: Rare Metals | Issue 5/2022

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Ferrimagnets, which contain the advantages of both ferromagnets (detectable moments) and antiferromagnets (ultrafast spin dynamics), have recently attracted great attention. Here, we report the optimization of epitaxial growth of a tetragonal perpendicularly magnetized ferrimagnet Mn₂Ga on MgO. Electrical transport, magnetic properties and the anomalous Hall effect (AHE) were systematically studied. Furthermore, we successfully integrated high-quality epitaxial ferrimagnetic Mn₂Ga thin films onto ferroelectric 0.7PbMg_1/3Nb_2/3O₃–0.3PbTiO₃ single crystals with a MgO buffer layer. It was found that the AHE of such a ferrimagnet can be effectively modulated by a small electric field over a large temperature range in a nonvolatile manner. This work thus demonstrates the great potential of ferrimagnets for developing high-density and low-power spintronic devices.

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Title: Epitaxial integration of a perpendicularly magnetized ferrimagnetic metal on a ferroelectric oxide for electric-field control
Authors: Xin Zhang
Pei-Xin Qin
Ze-Xin Feng
Han Yan
Xiao-Ning Wang
Xiao-Rong Zhou
Hao-Jiang Wu
Hong-Yu Chen
Zi-Ang Meng
Zhi-Qi Liu
Publication date: 19-01-2022
Publisher: Nonferrous Metals Society of China
Published in: Rare Metals / Issue 5/2022
Print ISSN: 1001-0521
Electronic ISSN: 1867-7185
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12598-021-01898-8

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