Multiferroic 材料当前是世界范围的集中的研究的题目,因为两个他们的基本科学问题和也可能的工艺的应用。在在实验室的很多个候选人之中,由稀土元素和转变金属 perovskite 氧化物组成的混合物有很不平常的结构、物理的性质。与所谓的类型相对照我 multiferroics,铁电性可以被磁性的订或由使用外部地导致。在这评论,某选择类型 II multiferroics 的试验性、理论的研究上的最近的进步被介绍,与包含稀土元素和转变金属元素的 perovskite 氧化物的一个焦点。稀土元素 orthoferrite 晶体,稀土元素 titanate 拉紧电影,和稀罕基于地球的超点阵系统地被考察在他们答应电、磁性、结构的性质上提供宽广概述。在由光漂浮地区方法的单个水晶的生长的最近的试验性的进展也被介绍。第一原则的调查,也由试验性的结果支持了或为试验性的确认等候,被显示为异乎寻常的 multiferroics 的未来应用提供有用指导。
Multiferroic materials are currently the subject of intensive research worldwide, because of both their fundamental scientific problems and also possible technological applications. Among a number of candidates in the laboratories, compounds consisting of rare earth and transition metal perovskite oxides have very unusual structural and physical properties. In contrast to the so-called type I multiferroics, ferroelectricity may be induced by magnetic ordering or by applying external fields. In this review, the recent progress on the experimental and theoretical studies of some selected type II multiferroics is presented, with a focus on the perovskite oxides containing rare earth and transition metal elements. The rare earth orthoferrite crystals, rare earth titanate strained film, and rare earthbased superlattices are systematically reviewed to provide a broad overview on their promising electric, magnetic, and structural properties. The recent experimental advances in single-crystal growth by optical floating zone method are also presented. First-principles investigations, either supported by experimental results or awaiting for experimental verifications, are shown to offer useful guidance for the future applications of unconventional multiferroics.