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Tuning magnetoelectricity in a mixed-anisotropy antiferromagnet

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  • Ellen Fogh

    (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)
    Technical University of Denmark)

  • Bastian Klemke

    (Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie)

  • Manfred Reehuis

    (Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie)

  • Philippe Bourges

    (Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, CEA, Laboratoire Léon Brillouin)

  • Christof Niedermayer

    (Paul Scherrer Institute)

  • Sonja Holm-Dahlin

    (Paul Scherrer Institute
    University of Copenhagen)

  • Oksana Zaharko

    (Paul Scherrer Institute)

  • Jürg Schefer

    (Paul Scherrer Institute)

  • Andreas B. Kristensen

    (Technical University of Denmark)

  • Michael K. Sørensen

    (Technical University of Denmark)

  • Sebastian Paeckel

    (Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie
    Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München)

  • Kasper S. Pedersen

    (Technical University of Denmark)

  • Rasmus E. Hansen

    (Department of Photonics Engineering)

  • Alexandre Pages

    (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL))

  • Kimmie K. Moerner

    (Technical University of Denmark)

  • Giulia Meucci

    (Technical University of Denmark)

  • Jian-Rui Soh

    (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL))

  • Alessandro Bombardi

    (Harwell Science and Innovation Campus)

  • David Vaknin

    (Iowa State University)

  • Henrik. M. Rønnow

    (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL))

  • Olav F. Syljuåsen

    (University of Oslo)

  • Niels B. Christensen

    (Technical University of Denmark)

  • Rasmus Toft-Petersen

    (Technical University of Denmark
    European Spallation Source ERIC)

Abstract

Control of magnetization and electric polarization is attractive in relation to tailoring materials for data storage and devices such as sensors or antennae. In magnetoelectric materials, these degrees of freedom are closely coupled, allowing polarization to be controlled by a magnetic field, and magnetization by an electric field, but the magnitude of the effect remains a challenge in the case of single-phase magnetoelectrics for applications. We demonstrate that the magnetoelectric properties of the mixed-anisotropy antiferromagnet LiNi1−xFexPO4 are profoundly affected by partial substitution of Ni2+ ions with Fe2+ on the transition metal site. This introduces random site-dependent single-ion anisotropy energies and causes a lowering of the magnetic symmetry of the system. In turn, magnetoelectric couplings that are symmetry-forbidden in the parent compounds, LiNiPO4 and LiFePO4, are unlocked and the dominant coupling is enhanced by almost two orders of magnitude. Our results demonstrate the potential of mixed-anisotropy magnets for tuning magnetoelectric properties.

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  • Ellen Fogh & Bastian Klemke & Manfred Reehuis & Philippe Bourges & Christof Niedermayer & Sonja Holm-Dahlin & Oksana Zaharko & Jürg Schefer & Andreas B. Kristensen & Michael K. Sørensen & Sebastian Pa, 2023. "Tuning magnetoelectricity in a mixed-anisotropy antiferromagnet," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-9, December.
  • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:14:y:2023:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-023-39128-7
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-39128-7
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