In this manuscript, we examine ways to create multiferroic composites with controlled nanoscale architecture. We accomplished this by uniformly depositing piezoelectric lead zirconate titanate (PZT) into templated mesoporous, magnetostrictive cobalt ferrite (CFO) thin films to form nanocomposites in which strain can be transferred at the interface between the two materials. To study the magnetoelectric coupling, the nanostructure was electrically poled ex situ prior to magnetic measurements. No samples showed a change in in-plane magnetization as a function of voltage due to substrate clamping. Out-of-plane changes were observed, but contrary to expectations based on total PZT volume fraction, mesoporous CFO samples partially filled with PZT showed more change in out-of-plane magnetization than the sample with fully filled pores. This result suggests that residual porosity in the composite adds mechanical flexibility and results in greater magnetoelectric coupling.
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12 September 2016
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September 16 2016
Tuning magnetoelectric coupling using porosity in multiferroic nanocomposites of ALD-grown Pb(Zr,Ti)O3 and templated mesoporous CoFe2O4
Diana Chien;
Diana Chien
a)
1Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering,
UCLA
, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA
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Abraham N. Buditama
;
Abraham N. Buditama
a)
2Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry,
UCLA
, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA
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Laura T. Schelhas;
Laura T. Schelhas
2Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry,
UCLA
, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA
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Hye Yeon Kang;
Hye Yeon Kang
2Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry,
UCLA
, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA
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Shauna Robbennolt;
Shauna Robbennolt
2Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry,
UCLA
, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA
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Jane P. Chang;
Jane P. Chang
b)
1Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering,
UCLA
, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA
3Department of Materials Science and Engineering,
UCLA
, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA
4The California NanoSystems Institute,
UCLA
, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA
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Sarah H. Tolbert
Sarah H. Tolbert
b)
2Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry,
UCLA
, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA
3Department of Materials Science and Engineering,
UCLA
, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA
4The California NanoSystems Institute,
UCLA
, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA
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D. Chien and A. N. Buditama contributed equally to this work.
b)
Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed. Electronic addresses: tolbert@chem.ucla.edu and jpchang@ucla.edu.
Appl. Phys. Lett. 109, 112904 (2016)
Article history
Received:
June 06 2016
Accepted:
August 30 2016
Citation
Diana Chien, Abraham N. Buditama, Laura T. Schelhas, Hye Yeon Kang, Shauna Robbennolt, Jane P. Chang, Sarah H. Tolbert; Tuning magnetoelectric coupling using porosity in multiferroic nanocomposites of ALD-grown Pb(Zr,Ti)O3 and templated mesoporous CoFe2O4. Appl. Phys. Lett. 12 September 2016; 109 (11): 112904. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4962536
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