Project Title
Solid state synthesis of Polar Magnetic Oxides
Disciplines
Condensed Matter Physics
Abstract (300 words maximum)
Non-centrosymmetric polar oxides are subjects of considerable interest due to varieties of important phenomena and associated functional properties. Magnetoelectric multiferroic oxides are one such system where the magnetic properties can be controlled by electric field or the electric properties can be controlled by the magnetic field. This cross tunability magnetic and electrical properties makes multiferroic materials ideal candidates for making actuators, field sensors and memory devices. Simultaneous presence of broken inversion symmetry (electric polarization) and magnetism are two key requirements for multiferroicity. Non-centrosymmetric polar magnetic oxides simultaneously offer both (polarization and magnetization) properties. Therefore, we are working toward synthesis and investigation of non-centrosymmetric polar magnetic oxides of RMWO6 (R= Rare earth, M= Cr, Fe) family.
Academic department under which the project should be listed
CSM - Physics
Primary Investigator (PI) Name
Chetan Dhital
Included in
Solid state synthesis of Polar Magnetic Oxides
Non-centrosymmetric polar oxides are subjects of considerable interest due to varieties of important phenomena and associated functional properties. Magnetoelectric multiferroic oxides are one such system where the magnetic properties can be controlled by electric field or the electric properties can be controlled by the magnetic field. This cross tunability magnetic and electrical properties makes multiferroic materials ideal candidates for making actuators, field sensors and memory devices. Simultaneous presence of broken inversion symmetry (electric polarization) and magnetism are two key requirements for multiferroicity. Non-centrosymmetric polar magnetic oxides simultaneously offer both (polarization and magnetization) properties. Therefore, we are working toward synthesis and investigation of non-centrosymmetric polar magnetic oxides of RMWO6 (R= Rare earth, M= Cr, Fe) family.