Multiferroic Magnetoelectric Composites and their Applications
1Institute of Electronic and Information Systems, Novgorod State University, Veliky Novgorod 173003, Russia
2Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA
3College of Engineering, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78249, USA
Multiferroic Magnetoelectric Composites and their Applications
Description
Magnetostrictive-piezoelectric composites exhibit magnetoelectric (ME) property through elastic interactions occurring at the interface of these two phases. In the last few years, strong magnetoelastic and elastoelectric coupling has been achieved through optimization of material properties and proper design of transducer structures. These developments have led to magnetoelectric structures that provide high sensitivity over a varying range of frequency and DC bias fields enabling the possibility of practical applications.
We invite investigators to contribute original research articles as well as review articles that will stimulate the continuing efforts to study the structural, magnetic, electrical, and magnetoelectric properties of magnetostrictive-piezoelectric composites. We are particularly interested in articles describing the new low and high frequency magnetoelectric devices. The bulk and layered structures are potential candidates for sensors, transformers, gyrators, and microwave devices. Low frequency sensors are feasible with excellent sensitivity towards minute magnetic field variations. One could also realize composite-based ferromagnetic resonance devices, such as resonators, filters, and phase shifters with electric field tunability for use in wide microwave range.Potential topics include, but are not limited to:
- Recent developments in technology of magnetoelectric composites
- Structural, magnetic, and electrical properties of magnetoelectric composites
- Advances in theory of bulk and layered magnetoelectric composites
- Latest technologies for magnetoelectric sensors
- Role of noise in magnetoelectric devices
- Magnetoelectric harvesting systems
- Magnetoelectric memory
- Recent advances in microwave magnetoelectric devices
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