Linear magnetoelectric effect by orbital magnetism.
- Scaramucci A Materials Theory, ETH Zurich, Wolfgang-Pauli-Strasse 27, CH-8093 Zurich, Switzerland. andrea.scaramucci@mat.ethz.ch
- Bousquet E
- Fechner M
- Mostovoy M
- Spaldin NA
- 2012-12-11
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- Physical review letters. - 2012
English
We use symmetry analysis and first-principles calculations to show that the linear magnetoelectric effect can originate from the response of orbital magnetic moments to the polar distortions induced by an applied electric field. Using LiFePO(4) as a model compound we show that spin-orbit coupling partially lifts the quenching of the 3d orbitals and causes small orbital magnetic moments (μ((L)) ≈ 0.3 μ(B)) parallel to the spins of the Fe(2+) ions. An applied electric field E modifies the size of these orbital magnetic moments inducing a net magnetization linear in E.
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- DOI 10.1103/PhysRevLett.109.197203
- PMID 23215421
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