Enhancing interfacial magnetization with a ferroelectric

Abstract

Ferroelectric control of interfacial magnetism has attracted much attention. However, the coupling of these two functionalities has not been understood well at the atomic scale. The lack of scientific progress is mainly due to the limited characterization methods by which the interface's magnetic properties can be probed at an atomic level. Here, we use polarized neutron reflectometry (PNR) to probe the evolution of the magnetic moment at interfaces in ferroelectric/strongly correlated oxide [PbZr0.2Ti0.8O3/La0.8Sr0.2MnO3 (PZT/LSMO)] heterostructures. We find that there is always suppressed magnetization at the surface and interface of LSMO and such magnetic deterioration can be strongly improved by interfacing with a strongly polar PZT film. The magnetoelectric coupling of magnetism and ferroelectric polarization occurs within a couple of nanometers of the interface as demonstrated by the enhanced interfacial magnetization beyond the bulk value by 5% depending on the polarization of PZT. The latter value is 70% higher than the surface magnetization of a LSMO film without interfacing with a ferroelectric layer. These compelling results not only probe the presence of nanoscale magnetic suppression and its control by ferroelectrics, but also emphasize the importance of utilizing probing techniques that can distinguish between bulk and interfacial phenomena.

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