Theoretical seminar | 16 March 2022

This lecture introduces students to the concept of magnetoelectricity as opposed to conventional electromagnetism: the basic physical effects underlying the mutual conversion of electricity and magnetism, as well as the promising multipurpose application from ultra-low energy electronics to neuromodulation.

Main paper/arXiv, related to the seminar, and other references

1. X. Liu, A. P. Pyatakov, and W. Ren, Magnetoelectric Coupling in Multiferroic Bilayer VS_2, Phys. Rev. Lett. 125, 247601 (2020)
2. A.A. Bukharaev, A.K. Zvezdin, A.P. Pyatakov, Yu.K. Fetisov, “Straintronics: a new trend in micro-, nanoelectronics, and material science” Phys. Usp., V.61, iss.12, (2018)
3. N.E. Khokhlov, et al, Electric-field-driven magnetic domain wall as a microscale magneto-optical shutter, Scientific reports, vol. 7, P. 264 (2017)
4. D. P. Kulikova et al, Nucleation of Magnetic Bubble Domains in Iron Garnet Films by Means of an Electric Probe, JETP Letters Vol. 104, No. 3, pp. 197–200 (2016).
5. D. Sando et al, Crafting the magnonic and spintronic response of BiFeO3 films by epitaxial strain, Nature materials, v.12, 641–646 (2013)