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      Multiferroic and magnetoelectric materials.

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          Abstract

          A ferroelectric crystal exhibits a stable and switchable electrical polarization that is manifested in the form of cooperative atomic displacements. A ferromagnetic crystal exhibits a stable and switchable magnetization that arises through the quantum mechanical phenomenon of exchange. There are very few 'multiferroic' materials that exhibit both of these properties, but the 'magnetoelectric' coupling of magnetic and electrical properties is a more general and widespread phenomenon. Although work in this area can be traced back to pioneering research in the 1950s and 1960s, there has been a recent resurgence of interest driven by long-term technological aspirations.

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          Nature
          Nature
          Springer Science and Business Media LLC
          1476-4687
          0028-0836
          Aug 17 2006
          : 442
          : 7104
          Affiliations
          [1 ] Department of Materials Science, University of Cambridge, Pembroke Street, Cambridge CB2 3QZ, UK.
          Article
          nature05023
          10.1038/nature05023
          16915279
          b220bfe2-bb3f-4aea-a23c-1b041445e4cc
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