Switching of ferrotoroidal domains via an intermediate mixed state in the multiferroic Y-type hexaferrite Ba${}_{0.5}$Sr${}_{1.5}$Mg${}_2$Fe${}_{12}$O${}_{22}$

Jiahao Chen, Francis Chmiel, Jieyi Liu +3

We report a detailed study of the magnetic field switching of ferrotoroidal/multiferroic domains in the Y-type hexaferrite compound Ba${}_{0.5}$Sr${}_{1.5}$Mg${}_2$Fe${}_{12}$O${}_{22}$. By…