The spontaneous, uniform orientation of atomic or molecular magnetic moments to generate what is colloquially called a magnet (more correctly, a ferromagnet) has been explored for more than 2,500 ...

Multiferroics are a class of materials that exhibit more than one type of ferroic order simultaneously in a single phase. Ferroic orders include ferromagnetism (spontaneous magnetic ordering), ...

Ferromagnetism is the core process responsible for the formation of permanent magnets. In non-magnetic compounds, permanent magnetic dipoles typically line up antiparallel, canceling each other out.

Multiferroics have become the focus of exciting research in recent years. The reason being is that this newly discovered class of materials have unusual properties that are not found in other ...

Multiferroics are materials that exhibit more than one ferroic property, typically ferroelectricity (i.e., a spontaneous electric polarization that can be reversed by electric fields) and ...

Microscopic aspects of ferroelectricity are canonically related to polar atomic displacements that break inversion symmetry of the crystal, leading to a non-zero net electric dipole moment. However, ...

Researchers have demonstrated that electric fields can be used as ON/OFF switches in multiferroic materials, a development that holds promise for future magnetic data storage and spintronic devices.

Multiferroic materials, with their combined and coupled magnetism and ferroelectricity, provide a playground for studying new physics and chemistry as well as a platform for the development of novel ...

Multiferroics are materials that exhibit more than one ferroic property, typically ferroelectricity (i.e., a spontaneous electric polarization that can be reversed by electric fields) and ...

Researchers at Intel Corp. and the University of California at Berkeley have invented a new kind of computing device based on magnetoelectric spin-orbit logic (MESO). The device, which works at room ...

BERKELEY, CA – Multiferroics are materials in which unique combinations of electric and magnetic properties can simultaneously coexist. They are potential cornerstones in future magnetic data storage ...