Magnetoelectric effect in sputtered composites

Date
2005-05-15Author
Stein, Simon
Wuttig, Manfred
Viehland, Dwight D.
Quandt, Eckhard
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The magnetoelectric effect in millimeter size PMN-PT/Terfenol-D composites is known. In an effort towards miniaturization, we report on the magnetoelectric effect in micrometer-size sputtered composites. Multilayers of TbFe/FeCo with a thickness of 4 Am were sputter deposited on both sides of PMN-PT piezoelectric single crystals. The magnetoelectric voltage of samples was measured and reached values of 13 mV / (Oe cm) at dc bias fields of 2 mT, a linear dependence of magnetoelectric voltage on ac amplitude was detected in the range from 1 mT to 1 nT. (c) 2005 American Institute of Physics.