Abstract
Multiferroic behavior is commonly described as a bulk phenomenon where, at least, two of the three ferroic properties, ferromagnetism, ferroelectricity, and ferroelasticity, coincide. This notion is enlarged to contain as another “useful” property electrical conductivity. While bulk applications are potentially useful, we describe the recent development where the same properties are restricted to domain boundaries or interfaces, while the adjacent domains are not active elements themselves. This means that the information is restricted to thin, nearly two-dimensional slabs of some 2 nm thickness. The information density is, thus, extremely high, while conducting interfaces can serve as wires to connect the active elements. In this chapter, we discuss the underlying physical principles for the “engineering” of interfacial multiferroics.
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Salje, E.K.H., Lashley, J.C. (2012). Domain Boundary Engineering in Ferroic and Multiferroic Materials: A Simple Introduction. In: Kakeshita, T., Fukuda, T., Saxena, A., Planes, A. (eds) Disorder and Strain-Induced Complexity in Functional Materials. Springer Series in Materials Science, vol 148. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-20943-7_1
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