Abstract
Bilayered magnetic films (Co50Fe50 (CoFe)/Metglas) were RF sputtered on both (001)-oriented and (011)-oriented PMN-PT (lead magnesium niobate-lead titanate) substrates. Electric field-controlled magnetization changes were observed in all these samples: 65 nm CoFe/24 nm Metglas/(001) PMN-PT, 65 nm CoFe/24 nm Metglas/(011) PMN-PT, and 30 nm CoFe/12 nm Metglas/(011) PMN-PT. The maximum magnetic remanence ratio change (ΔMr/Ms) was 46% for CoFe/Metglas/(001) PMN-PT. In this heterostructure, the electric-field created two new non-volatile switchable remanence states and the as-grown remanence state was altered permanently. High-resolution transmission electron microscopy images show a sharp and smooth interface between Metglas and substrate and conversely a rougher interface was observed between Metglas and CoFe films. In the 30 nm CoFe/12 nm Metglas/(011) PMN-PT sample, a large ΔMr/Ms of 80% along the [100] direction was measured, while the ΔMr/Ms along the [01-1] direction was 60% at the applied electric field of 5 kV/cm, corresponding to a giant magnetoelectric coupling constant α = μoΔMr/E = 2.9 × 10−6 s/m.
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