Microscopic origin of magnetoelectric coupling in noncollinear multiferroics

作者:Hu Jiangping*
来源:Physical Review Letters, 2008, 100(7): 077202.
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevLett.100.077202

摘要

An universal microscopic mechanism to understand the interplay between the electric and magnetic degrees of freedom in noncollinear multiferroics is developed. In a system with a strong spin-orbit coupling, we show that there is a pure electric mechanism that the ferroelectricity is generated by noncollinear magnetism through an electric current cancellation process, which saves the pure electric energy. This mechanism provides a simple estimation and sets a physical limitation of the value of ferroelectricity in noncollinear multiferroic materials.

  • 出版日期2008-2-22