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Single ferroelectric and chiral magnetic domain of single-crystalline BiFeO 3 in an electric field
Published
Author(s)
Seoungsu Lee, Taekjib Choi, William D. Ratcliff, Ross W. Erwin, S W. Cheong, V. Kiryukhin
Abstract
We report on polarized neutron-scattering and piezoresponse force microscopy studies of millimeter-sized single crystals of multiferroic BiFeO3. The crystals, grown below the Curie temperature, consist of a single ferroelectric domain. Two unique electric polarization directions, as well as the populations of equivalent spiral magnetic domains, can be switched reversibly by an electric field. A ferroelectric monodomain with a single-q single-helicity spin spiral can be obtained. This level of control, so far unachievable in thin films, makes single-crystal BiFeO3 a promising object for multiferroics research.
Lee, S.
, Choi, T.
, Ratcliff, W.
, Erwin, R.
, Cheong, S.
and Kiryukhin, V.
(2008),
Single ferroelectric and chiral magnetic domain of single-crystalline BiFeO 3 in an electric field, Physical Review B, [online], https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.78.100101, https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=610017
(Accessed October 13, 2025)