Scientific Review: Magnetic Structure of Multiferroic Hexagonal Manganites

Author: Lee Seongsu   Park J.-G.  

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

ISSN: 1044-8632

Source: Neutron News, Vol.17, Iss.3, 2006-09, pp. : 24-27

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Abstract

Although there are numerous systems with either ferromagnetic or ferroelectric transitions, surprisingly enough there are very few systems with both transitions in a single compound in nature. These so-called multiferroic compounds have promising potential once one can have a handle over the interplay between the two order parameters of the ground state: one is a magnetic moment and the other an electric dipole moment. Recently, some pioneering works have demonstrated that, in fact, such control of the order parameters may just be possible [1], so there is a surge of interest on the multiferroic systems.