Electrostatic switch of magnetic core-shell in 0-3 type LSMO/PZT composite film**Project supported by the Science Foundation of North University of China (Grant No. 2017026), the Applied Basic Research Foundation of Shanxi Province, China (Grant No. 201801D221143), the Scientific and Technological Innovation Programs of Higher Education Institutions in Shanxi, China (Grant No. 2019L0535), and the National Natural Science Foundation of China

Abstract

By dispersing La1 – xSrxMnO3 (LSMO) granule into PbZrxTi1 – xO3 (PZT) matrix, the 0-3 type LSMO/PZT composite film is synthesized through chemical solution method. The asymmetry of the top and bottom electrodes introduces novel electrostatic screening on LSMO/PZT interface. As electric polarization is switched between upward and downward orientations, the evolution of exchange bias, diode transport, and magnetoresistance is observed. The result implies the electrostatic switch of magnetic core-shell in the present film. In detail, as the spontaneous polarization is upward or downward in the PZT matrix, the ferromagnetic/antiferromagnetic or ferromagnetic/ferromagnetic core-shell structure is formed in LSMO granule, respectively. This work would develop a novel device for spintronics and metamaterial.