2007_Multiferroics_progress and prospects in thin films文档.pdfVIP

REVIEW ARTICLE Multiferroics: progress and prospects in thin fi lms Multiferroic materials, which show simultaneous ferroelectric and magnetic ordering, exhibit unusual physical properties — and in turn promise new device applications — as a result of the coupling between their dual order parameters. We review recent progress in the growth, characterization and understanding of thin-fi lm multiferroics. The availability of high-quality thin-fi lm multiferroics makes it e