Diblock copolymer based self-assembled nanomagnetoelectric

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Issue Date
2008-10-31Author
Ren, Shenqiang
Briber, Robert M.
Wuttig, Manfred
Publisher
American Institute of Physics
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Article
Article Version
Scholarly/refereed, publisher version
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A magnetoelectric (ME) composite with controlled nanostructures is synthesized using coassembly of two inorganic precursors with a block copolymer. This solution processed material consists of hexagonally arranged ferromagnetic cobalt ferrite [CoFe2O4 (CFO)] nano cylinders within a matrix of ferroelectric lead zirconium titanate [Pb1.1(Zr(0.53)Ti(0.47))O3(PZT)] when thin films were prepared by spin coating. The initial magnetic permeability of the self-assembled CFO/PZT nanocomposite changes by a factor of 5 through the application of 2.5V. This work also demonstrates that a block copolymer can be used to simultaneously template two compound inorganic phases to form a nanoscale composite.
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Citation
Ren, Shenqiang; Briber, Robert M.; Wuttig, Manfred. (2008). "Diblock copolymer based self-assembled nanomagnetoelectric." Applied Physics Letters, 93(11):173507. http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3005558
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