Local electric-field control of multiferroic spin-spiral domains in TbMnO3

Spin-spiral multiferroics exhibit a magnetoelectric coupling effects, leading to the formation of hybrid domains with inseparably entangled ferroelectric and antiferromagnetic order parameters. Due to this strong magnetoelectric coupling, conceptually advanced ways for controlling antiferromagnetism...

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Autores: Schoenherr, Peggy, Manz, Sebastian, Kuerten, Lukas, Shapovalov, Konstantin, Iyama, Ayato, Kimura, Tsuyoshi, Fiebig, Manfred, Meier, Dennis
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Fecha de publicación:2020
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
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spelling Local electric-field control of multiferroic spin-spiral domains in TbMnO3Schoenherr, PeggyManz, SebastianKuerten, LukasShapovalov, KonstantinIyama, AyatoKimura, TsuyoshiFiebig, ManfredMeier, DennisSpin-spiral multiferroics exhibit a magnetoelectric coupling effects, leading to the formation of hybrid domains with inseparably entangled ferroelectric and antiferromagnetic order parameters. Due to this strong magnetoelectric coupling, conceptually advanced ways for controlling antiferromagnetism become possible and it has been reported that electric fields and laser pulses can reversibly switch the antiferromagnetic order. This switching of antiferromagnetic spin textures is of great interest for the emergent field of antiferromagnetic spintronics. Established approaches, however, require either high voltages or intense laser fields and are currently limited to the micrometer length scale, which forfeits the technological merit. Here, we image and control hybrid multiferroic domains in the spin-spiral system TbMnO3 using low-temperature electrostatic force microscopy (EFM). First, we show that image generation in EFM happens via surface screening charges, which allows for probing the previously hidden magnetically induced ferroelectric order in TbMnO3 (PS = 6 × 10−4 C/m2). We then set the antiferromagnetic domain configuration by acting on the surface screening charges with the EFM probe tip. Our study enables detection of entangled ferroelectric and antiferromagnetic domains with high sensitivity. The spatial resolution is limited only by the physical size of the probe tip, introducing a pathway towards controlling antiferromagnetic order at the nanoscale and with low energy.P.S., S.M., L.K., M.F. and D.M. acknowledge financial support by the SNSF projects 206021_150635, 200021_149192, 200021_178825. A.I. and T.K. were supported by JSPS KAKENHI under grant numbers JP17H01143 and JP19H05823. K.S. acknowledges the support of the European Research Council under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program (Grant Agreement No. 724529) and Ministerio de Economia, Industria y Competitividad through Grant Nos. MAT2016-77100-C2-2-P and SEV-2015-0496. D.M. is supported by the Research Council of Norway (FRINATEK Project No. 263228/F20) and the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) through the Onsager Fellowship Programme and the Outstanding Academic Fellows Programme.Peer reviewedNature Publishing GroupSwiss National Science FoundationJapan Society for the Promotion of ScienceEuropean Research CouncilMinisterio de Economía, Industria y Competitividad (España)Research Council of NorwayNorwegian University of Science and TechnologyConsejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [https://ror.org/02gfc7t72]202120212020info:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501Publisher's versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://hdl.handle.net/10261/233205reponame:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSICinstname:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)Inglés#PLACEHOLDER_PARENT_METADATA_VALUE##PLACEHOLDER_PARENT_METADATA_VALUE##PLACEHOLDER_PARENT_METADATA_VALUE#info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/H2020/724529info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/MINECO/Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica y Técnica y de Innovación 2013-2016/MAT2016-77100-C2-2-Pinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/MINECO/Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica y Técnica y de Innovación 2013-2016/SEV-2015-0496http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41535-020-00289-zSíinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:digital.csic.es:10261/2332052026-05-22T06:33:51Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Local electric-field control of multiferroic spin-spiral domains in TbMnO3
title Local electric-field control of multiferroic spin-spiral domains in TbMnO3
spellingShingle Local electric-field control of multiferroic spin-spiral domains in TbMnO3
Schoenherr, Peggy
title_short Local electric-field control of multiferroic spin-spiral domains in TbMnO3
title_full Local electric-field control of multiferroic spin-spiral domains in TbMnO3
title_fullStr Local electric-field control of multiferroic spin-spiral domains in TbMnO3
title_full_unstemmed Local electric-field control of multiferroic spin-spiral domains in TbMnO3
title_sort Local electric-field control of multiferroic spin-spiral domains in TbMnO3
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Schoenherr, Peggy
Manz, Sebastian
Kuerten, Lukas
Shapovalov, Konstantin
Iyama, Ayato
Kimura, Tsuyoshi
Fiebig, Manfred
Meier, Dennis
author Schoenherr, Peggy
author_facet Schoenherr, Peggy
Manz, Sebastian
Kuerten, Lukas
Shapovalov, Konstantin
Iyama, Ayato
Kimura, Tsuyoshi
Fiebig, Manfred
Meier, Dennis
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author2 Manz, Sebastian
Kuerten, Lukas
Shapovalov, Konstantin
Iyama, Ayato
Kimura, Tsuyoshi
Fiebig, Manfred
Meier, Dennis
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dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Swiss National Science Foundation
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
European Research Council
Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Competitividad (España)
Research Council of Norway
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [https://ror.org/02gfc7t72]
description Spin-spiral multiferroics exhibit a magnetoelectric coupling effects, leading to the formation of hybrid domains with inseparably entangled ferroelectric and antiferromagnetic order parameters. Due to this strong magnetoelectric coupling, conceptually advanced ways for controlling antiferromagnetism become possible and it has been reported that electric fields and laser pulses can reversibly switch the antiferromagnetic order. This switching of antiferromagnetic spin textures is of great interest for the emergent field of antiferromagnetic spintronics. Established approaches, however, require either high voltages or intense laser fields and are currently limited to the micrometer length scale, which forfeits the technological merit. Here, we image and control hybrid multiferroic domains in the spin-spiral system TbMnO3 using low-temperature electrostatic force microscopy (EFM). First, we show that image generation in EFM happens via surface screening charges, which allows for probing the previously hidden magnetically induced ferroelectric order in TbMnO3 (PS = 6 × 10−4 C/m2). We then set the antiferromagnetic domain configuration by acting on the surface screening charges with the EFM probe tip. Our study enables detection of entangled ferroelectric and antiferromagnetic domains with high sensitivity. The spatial resolution is limited only by the physical size of the probe tip, introducing a pathway towards controlling antiferromagnetic order at the nanoscale and with low energy.
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