Approach to control polarization and magnetic properties for multiferroics with Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction

Abstract

We propose a theoretical model for one-dimensional (charge transfer magnets with Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya (DM) interaction. By using Green's function theory, we have studied the effect of DM interaction on ferroelectric and magnetic properties, where ferroelectricity is induced through symmetric mechanism. It is shown that the uniform DM interaction reduces the polarization and makes the magnetization plateau narrow down. Moreover, the transition temperature descends as the uniform DM interaction ascends, which is attributed to the decrease of the energy gap. In addition, the staggered DM interaction, which is related to intersite distance, is also discussed. It is also found that there exists a critical point, above or below which the staggered DM interaction plays different roles on the polarization, transition temperature, and magnetic behavior. As the staggered DM interaction is larger, it enhances the polarization and transition temperature and meanwhile widens the magnetization plateau, otherwise it reduces the polarization, transition temperature, and magnetization plateau. The results provide approach to control the transition temperature and physical behavior of multiferroics.