Domain rotation induced strain effect on the magnetic and magneto-electric response in CoFe2O4/Pb(Mg,Nb)O3-PbTiO3 heterostructures

The present work shows good control of both magnetic and electric properties with electric and magnetic fields, respectively, for epitaxial CoFe2O4 (CFO) films on Pb(Mg,Nb)O-3-PbTiO3 (PMN-PT). X-ray reciprocal space mapping revealed a transformation between a- and c-domains in the PMN-PT under electric field (E). Magnetic hysteresis loop and magnetic force microscopy (NM) measurements showed a considerable change in the magnetic properties in specific areas of CFO layers poled by MFM probe tips. Furthermore, a pulsed electric field applied to the substrate was found to switch the magnetization of CFO between high and low values, depending on the polarity of E. (C) 2012 American Institute of Physics. [doi: 10.1063/1.3684546]