Rare earth chromites: a new family of multiferroics

Sahu, Jyoti Ranjan ; Serrao, Claudy Rayan ; Ray, Nirat ; Waghmare, Umesh V. ; Rao, C. N. R. (2007) Rare earth chromites: a new family of multiferroics Journal of Materials Chemistry, 17 (1). pp. 42-44. ISSN 0959-9428

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Related URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/B612093H

Abstract

Heavy rare earth chromites of the formula LnCrO3 with Ln=Ho, Er, Yb, Lu and Y are shown to be multiferroic, exhibiting canted antiferromagnetism at low temperatures (TN =113-140 K) and a ferroelectric transition in the 472-516 K range.

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