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Physics and Applications of Bismuth Ferrite

2009; Volume: 21; Issue: 24 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1002/adma.200802849

1521-4095

Gustau Catalán, J. F. Scott,

Magnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materials

Abstract BiFeO 3 is perhaps the only material that is both magnetic and a strong ferroelectric at room temperature. As a result, it has had an impact on the field of multiferroics that is comparable to that of yttrium barium copper oxide (YBCO) on superconductors, with hundreds of publications devoted to it in the past few years. In this Review, we try to summarize both the basic physics and unresolved aspects of BiFeO 3 (which are still being discovered with several new phase transitions reported in the past few months) and device applications, which center on spintronics and memory devices that can be addressed both electrically and magnetically.