Abstract

Ferroelectricity in multiferroic Pr(Sr0.1 Ca0.9)2 Mn2 O7 is found to originate from the off-centering of Mn ions. This polar displacement is energetically stabilized by the cooperative interplay of lattice deformation induced by orbital ordering and oxygen octahedral tilting. This mechanism implies that magnetism and ferroelectricity arise from the same magnetic ions, providing direct evidence for the magnetic-ion off-centering-driven ferroelectricity.

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