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Ferroelectricity in the Magnetic E-Phase of Orthorhombic Perovskites

arXiv:cond-mat/0608025 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.97.227204

Abstract

We show that the symmetry of the spin zigzag chain E phase of the orthorhombic perovskite manganites and nickelates allows for the existence of a finite ferroelectric polarization. The proposed microscopic mechanism is independent of spin-orbit coupling. We predict that the polarization induced by the E-type magnetic order can potentially be enhanced by up to two orders of magnitude with respect to that in the spiral magnetic phases of TbMnO3 and similar multiferroic compounds.

arXiv comment4 pages, 2 figures, somewhat changed emphases, accepted to PRL

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