Title: | BiFeO3 Thin Films: A Playground for Exploring Electric-Field Control of Multifunctionalities |
Authors: | Yang, Jan-Chi He, Qing Yu, Pu Chu, Ying-Hao 材料科學與工程學系 Department of Materials Science and Engineering |
Keywords: | BiFeO3;multiferroic;thin film;heterostructure;complex oxide |
Issue Date: | 1-Jan-2015 |
Abstract: | A promising approach to the next generation of low-power, functional, and green nanoelectronics relies on advances in the electric-field control of lattice, charge, orbital, and spin degrees of freedom in novel materials. The possibility of electric-field control of these multiple materials functionalities offers interesting options across a range of modern technologies, including information communication, computing processes, data storage, active components, and functional electronics. This article reviews electric-field control and modulation of various degrees of freedom through the medium of multiferroic BiFeO3. Coexisting order parameters and inherent couplings in this materials system form a potent playground, enabling direct and indirect manipulation to obtain intriguing properties and functionalities with an electric stimulus. An in-depth understanding of those electrically controlled phenomena and breakthroughs is highlighted, paving a new route toward multifunctional nanoelectronics. This article concludes with a brief discussion on foreseeable challenges as well as future directions. |
URI: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1146/annurev-matsci-070214-020837 http://hdl.handle.net/11536/128098 |
ISBN: | 978-0-8243-1745-4 |
ISSN: | 1531-7331 |
DOI: | 10.1146/annurev-matsci-070214-020837 |
Journal: | ANNUAL REVIEW OF MATERIALS RESEARCH, VOL 45 |
Volume: | 45 |
Begin Page: | 249 |
End Page: | 275 |
Appears in Collections: | Articles |