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One of the central challenges in realizing multiferroics-based magnetoelectric memories is to switch perpendicular magnetic anisotropy (PMA) with a control voltage. In this study, we demonstrate electrical flipping of magnetization between the out-of-plane and the in-plane directions in (Co/Pt)(3)/(011) Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O-3-PbTiO3 multiferroic heterostructures through a voltage-controllable spin reorientation transition (SRT). The SRT onset temperature can be dramatically suppressed at least 200 K by applying an electric field, accompanied by a giant electric-field-induced effective magnetic anisotropy field (Delta H-eff) up to 1100 Oe at 100 K. In comparison with conventional strain-mediated magnetoelastic coupling that provides a Delta H-eff of only 110 Oe, that enormous effective field is mainly related to the interface effect of electric field modification of spin orbit coupling from Co/Pt interfacial hybridization via strain. Moreover, electric field control of SRT is also achieved at room temperature, resulting in a Delta H-eff of nearly 550 Oe. In addition, ferroelastically nonvolatile switching of PMA has been demonstrated in this system. E-field control of PMA and SRT in multiferroic heterostructures not only provides a platform to study strain effect and interfacial effect on magnetic anisotropy of the ultrathin ferromagnetic films but also enables the realization of power efficient PMA magnetoelectric and spintronic devices.
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ACS NANO
ISSN: 1936-0851
Year: 2017
Issue: 4
Volume: 11
Page: 4337-4345
1 3 . 7 0 9
JCR@2017
1 5 . 8 8 1
JCR@2020
ESI Discipline: CHEMISTRY;
ESI HC Threshold:160
JCR Journal Grade:4
CAS Journal Grade:1
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WoS CC Cited Count: 71
SCOPUS Cited Count: 91
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