A three-order-parameter bistable magnetoelectric multiferroic metal

A room temperature single-phase multiferroic with large and strongly coupled polarization and magnetization is a long-sought goal in multiferroics research. Here, the authors predict a promising candidate, layered-perovskite metal Bi5Mn5O17, which is a ferromagnet, ferroelectric, and ferrotoroid.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Andrea Urru, Francesco Ricci, Alessio Filippetti, Jorge Íñiguez, Vincenzo Fiorentini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-10-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-18664-6