The perovskite structure is shown to be the single most versatile ceramic host. Inorganic
perovskite type oxides are attractive compounds for varied applications due to its large …

BiFeO3 is perhaps the only material that is both magnetic and a strong ferroelectric at room
temperature. As a result, it has had an impact on the field of multiferroics that is comparable …

A ferroelectric crystal exhibits a stable and switchable electrical polarization that is
manifested in the form of cooperative atomic displacements. A ferromagnetic crystal exhibits …

The celebrated renaissance of the multiferroics family over the past ten years has also been
that of its most paradigmatic member, bismuth ferrite (BiFeO 3). Known since the 1960s to be …

The last decade has witnessed a significant growth of research into materials with coupled
magnetic and electric properties. Reviewed here are the main types and mechanisms of …

Multiferroic materials, which show simultaneous ferroelectric and magnetic ordering, exhibit
unusual physical properties—and in turn promise new device applications—as a result of …

The study of magnetoelectric materials has recently received renewed interest, in large part
stimulated by breakthroughs in the controlled growth of complex materials and by the search …

The term'straintronics' refers to a new research area in condensed matter physics, in which
strain engineering methods and strain-induced physical effects in solids are used to develop …

Multiferroics are compounds that show ferroelectricity and magnetism. BiFeO3, by far the
most studied, has outstanding ferroelectric properties, a cycloidal magnetic order in the bulk …

Multiferroic materials, which offer the possibility of manipulating the magnetic state by an
electric field or vice versa, are of great current interest. In this work, we demonstrate the first …