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Multiferroic materials exhibit both magnetic and ferroelectric order and provide a way to control magnetism with electric fields. This Review outlines the mechanisms supporting multiferroicity, multiferroic thin films and heterostructures, the non-equilibrium dynamics of multiferroics, fundamental symmetry issues and the impact of multiferroics on other research areas.
See Manfred Fiebig et al. 1, 16046 (2016).
Image credt: Manfred FiebigDesign:Lauren V. Robinson
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Multiferroic materials exhibit magnetic and ferroelectric order at the same time and provide a way to control magnetism with electric fields. We discuss the mechanisms supporting multiferroicity, multiferroic thin films and heterostructures, the non-equilibrium dynamics of multiferroics, fundamental symmetry issues and the impact of multiferroics on other research areas.