In this paper, we report a novel nanoelectromagnetic system using multiferroic/magnetoelectric Ni-nano-chevron/PMN-PT heterostructure to demonstrate an electric-field-controlled permanent magnetic single-domain transformation. The heterostructure consists of a magnetostrictive Ni-nano-chevron, Pt top and bottom electrodes, and a piezoelectric PMN-PT substrate. In initial state (as demagnetized), the magnetization of the magnetic single-domain is stably along the long axis of the nano-chevron. A magnetic field of 3000 Oe (along 45 degree of nano-chevron) is applied to magnetize the Ni-nano-chevron from stable single-domain to metastable two-domains. After this, an electric field of 0.8MV/m is applied to the PMN-PT substrate to produce the converse magnetoelectric effect to transform the two-domains. After the electric field is removed, the two-domains are further transformed back to the single-domain. Finally, when comparing the domains before and after applying our approach, approximately 50 % of single-domains are successfully and permanently switched (i.e., magnetization-direction is permanently rotated 180 degrees).
In this paper, we report an electrical control of magnetic multi-domain-walls transformation in an N-shape-patterned Ni nanostructures on a piezoelectric [Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3]0.68–[PbTiO3]0.32 substrate. Based on the converse-magnetoelectric-effect induced domain-wall transformation and the specific N-shape geometry guided domain-wall motion, the domain walls are successfully transformed by an applied electric field of 0.8 MV/m from the transverse domain wall state into the flux closure vortex domain state. These experimental results achieve the electrical control of multi-domain-walls transformation and would create more data storage and memory applications in the future.
In this article, we demonstrate a novel thermomagnetic rotational-actuator. The actuator consists of thermomagnetic material Gadolinium sheets, thermoelectric generators, a rotary aluminum cantilever beam with NdFeB hard magnets fixed on the free-end of the beam, a stainless steel bearing, and a mechanical frame. As conventional magnetic rotational-actuators are controlled by using electromagnetic-induction-based magnetic-force interaction produced by electromagnets or coils, our actuator is controlled by using a heating-induced magnetic force interaction produced by the thermomagnetic generators. Experimental results show that our actuator is successfully rotated by a controlled sequence of temperature-difference generated by the TEGs.
In this article, we demonstrate a mechanical-mechanism enhanced thermomagnetic tweezer. The tweezer which utilizes a thermal-magnetic-mechanical converting consists of two cross-jointed Al arms, two Gd sheets, two NdFeB hard magnets, two thermoelectric generators (TEGs), and a ball bearing set. When comparing conventional thermomagnetic grippers, our thermomagnetic tweezer can grip either ferromagnetic or non-ferromagnetic objects and avoid producing temperature-influence to the gripped objects. Experimental results show that we can control TEGs to generate a temperature difference to operate the tweezer to grip small ferromagnetic objects (such as NdFeB hard magnet) and other non-ferromagnetic objects (such as PMMA bulk). The maximum gripping force produced by the tweezer operated by applying the DC current of 1.3 A with the voltage of 0.85 V is 0.59 newton. The corresponding gripping and releasing duration is 7.9 seconds and 8.1 seconds, respectively. According to these results, our tweezer would produce more practical objects-gripping applications.
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