Ferroelectricity induced by spin-dependent metal-ligand hybridization in Ba$_2$CoGe$_2$O$_7$

Details Ferroelectricity induced by spin-dependent metal-ligand hybridization in Ba$_2$CoGe$_2$O$_7$ Ferroelectricity induced by spin-dependent metal-ligand hybridization in Ba$_2$CoGe$_2$O$_7$

2010-05-27

arxiv.org/abs/1005.4986v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

Strongly Correlated Electrons

4 pages, 4 figures

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We have investigated the variation of induced ferroelectric polarization under magnetic field with various directions and magnitudes in a staggered antiferromagnet Ba$_2$CoGe$_2$O$_7$. While the ferroelectric polarization cannot be explained by the well-accepted spin current model nor exchange striction mechanism, we have shown that it is induced by the spin-dependent $p$-$d$ hybridization between the transition-metal (Co) and ligand (O) via the spin-orbit interaction. On the basis of the correspondence between the direction of electric polarization and the magnetic state, we have also demonstrated the electrical control of the magnetization direction.

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