Giant effect of uniaxial pressure on magnetic domain populations in multiferroic bismuth ferrite

M. Ramazanoglu, W. Ratcliff, H. T. Yi, A. A. Sirenko, S. W. Cheong, V. Kiryukhin

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Abstract

Neutron diffraction is used to show that small (∼7MPa, or 70bar) uniaxial pressure produces significant changes in the populations of magnetic domains in a single crystal of 2% Nd-doped bismuth ferrite. The magnetic easy plane of the domains converted by the pressure is rotated 60° relative to its original position. These results demonstrate extreme sensitivity of the magnetic properties of multiferroic bismuth ferrite to tiny (less than 10 -4) elastic strain, as well as weakness of the forces pinning the domain walls between the cycloidal magnetic domains in this material.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number067203
JournalPhysical Review Letters
Volume107
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 3 2011

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Physics and Astronomy

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