Physics – Condensed Matter – Strongly Correlated Electrons
Scientific paper
2011-10-13
Science VOL 333, 1273 (2011)
Physics
Condensed Matter
Strongly Correlated Electrons
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Scientific paper
10.1126/science.1208085
Magneto-electric multiferroics exemplified by TbMnO3 possess both magnetic and ferroelectric long-range order. The magnetic order is mostly understood, whereas the nature of the ferroelectricity has remained more elusive. Competing models proposed to explain the ferroelectricity are associated respectively with charge transfer and ionic displacements. Exploiting the magneto-electric coupling, we use an electric field to produce a single magnetic domain state, and a magnetic field to induce ionic displacements. Under these conditions, interference charge-magnetic X-ray scattering arises, encoding the amplitude and phase of the displacements. When combined with a theoretical analysis, our data allow us to resolve the ionic displacements at the femtoscale, and show that such displacements make a significant contribution to the zero-field ferroelectric moment.
Bergevin F. de
Boothroyd Andrew T.
Fabrizi Federica
Herrero-Martin Javier
McMorrow D. F.
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