Magnetoelectric Interaction Phenomena in Crystals

In the quest for higher data density in information technology manipulation of magnetization by other means than magnetic fields has become an important challenge. This lead to a startling revival of the magnetoelectric effect, which characterizes induction of a polarization by a magnetic field or of a magnetization by an electric field. The magnetoelectric crosslink of material properties opens just those degrees of freedom which are needed for the mutual control of magnetic and electric states. The book gives a state-of-the-art review on magnetoelectrics research, classifies current research tendencies, and points out possible future trends. Novel compounds and growth techniques and new theoretical concepts for the understanding of magnetoelectric coupling phenomena are introduced. Highlights are the discovery of "gigantic" magnetoelectric effects which are strong enough to trigger electric or magnetic phase transitions; the concept of magnetochirality; and development "structural" magnetoelectric effects in artificial multiphase compounds. The book is addressed to condensed-matter physicists with a particular focus on experts in highly correlated systems.

Preface.- 1. INTRODUCTION. Some Supplementing Comments on the Proceedings of MEIPIC-5.-
2. COMPOSITE MATERIALS. Magnetoelectric Effects in Ferromagnetic and Piezoelectric Multilayer Composites
.- Magnetoelectric Effects in Ferromagnetic Metal-Piezoelectric Oxide Layered Structures.- Modeling of Magnetoelectric Effects in Ferromagnetic/Piezoelectric Bulk Composites.- Electromechanical Resonance in Multilayer and Bulk Magnetoelectric Composites.- Left-Handed Materials Based on Ferromagnetic-Ferroelectric Composites- 3. MAGNETIC FERROELECTRICS. Computational Design of a New Magnetic Ferroelectric.-Multiferroic Ordering in Hexagonal Manganites.- Magnetostriction in Hexagonal Holmium-Manganese-Oxide.- Optical Second Order Magneto-Electric Susceptibility in the Boracite Cu₃B₇O₁₃Br.- Magnetic and Magnetoelectric Dynamics in RMn₂O₅ (R=Gd and Eu).- 4. NONLINEAR OPTICS. Nonlinear-Optical and Magneto-Electric Responses of Transition-Metal Oxides.- Magnetoelectric Interaction in Crystals Observed by Nonlinear Magneto-Optics.- Nonlinear Magneto-Optical Diffraction by Periodic Magnetic Domain Structures: Effects of Magnetic Field.- Ultrafast Magnetic Switching and Nonlinear Optics in NiO(100).- 5. PHOSPHATES. Antiferromagnetism in LiCoPO4 and LiNiPO₄.- Comparative Raman Scattering Study of Optical Excitations in the Magnteoelectrics LiNiPO₄ and LiCoPO₄.- Weak Ferromagnetism in Magnetoelectrics L1CoPO₄ and LiN1PO₄; Yu. Kharchenko et al.- Field-Induced Magnetic Phase Transitions in LiNiPO₄ .- 6. LINEAR FIELD EFFECTS. Magnetic Optical Linear Dichroism in Antiferromagnetic Crystal MnF₂.- Reciprocal and Non-Reciprocal Linear Magnetic Birefringence in Magnetic Semiconductor y-Dy₂S₃.- Theory of the Resonance Magnetoelectric Effect in Iron Borate.- 7. TOROIDAL MOMENTS AND OTHER NEW CONCEPTS. Toroidal Surface Polaritons ofan Insulator at the Contact with a Metal in a Constant Electric Field.- Magnetoelectric Origin of Gyroeffect in Parallel Electric and Magnetic Fields.- Weak Ferromagnetism Discovery at Modulated Structure Destruction for BiFeO₃ .- Magnetic Photonic Crystals as Artificial Magnetoelectrics.- Magnetoelastic Solitons in Tetragonal Magnetoelectrics.- Quantum Oscillations and Peak Effect of Magnetostriction in Superconductor.-