Magnetic field assisted self-assembly of ferrite-ferroelectric core-shell nanofibers and studies on magneto-electric interactions

Abstract

Core-shell nanofibers of nickel ferrite and lead zirconate titanate have been synthesized by electrospinning, assembled into superstructure in uniform or non-uniform magnetic fields, and have been characterized in terms of ferroic order parameters and strain mediated magneto-electric (ME) coupling. The core-shell structure was confirmed by electron microscopy and scanning probe microscopy. Studies on magnetic field induced polarization P in assembled samples showed a decrease or increase in P, depending on the nature of fibers and strengthening of ME coupling with change in remnant-P as high as 32%. Strong ME interactions were evident from H-induced variation in permittivity at 20–22 GHz.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Feb 03, 2014
Source ID
10.1063/1.4864113

Entities

People

  • A. Mukundan
  • C. Janes
  • G. Sreenivasulu
  • Gopalakrishnan Srinivasan
  • Keshav Sharma
  • M. A. Popov
  • Ru Zhang

Organizations

  • Army Research Office
  • Oakland University
  • Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Nanocomposite Materials Science

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology
  • Microelectronics