Enhanced Multipeak Magnetoelectric Effects in Ferromagnetic/Ferroelectric Composite With H-Shaped Elastic Substrate

Author

Chao Yang ; Ping Li ; Yumei Wen ; Caijiang Lu ; Aichao Yang ; Decai Wang ; Jitao Zhang ; Feng Zhang

Author_Institution

Res. Center of Sensors & Instrum., Chongqing Univ., Chongqing, China

Volume

50

Issue

11

fYear

2014

fDate

Nov. 2014

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

A magnetoelectric (ME) composite consisting of FeCuNbSiB foils, Terfenol-D plates, piezoelectric PZT plates, and an H-shaped elastic substrate has been developed. The H-shaped elastic substrate severs as the multipeak frequency determining element. Due to the coupling between the H-shaped elastic substrate beams, an enhancement in the multipeak ME effect can be obtained compared with the conventional composite using a rectangle elastic substrate. The ME coefficient of the composite with two PZT plates electrically connected in series reaches 58.2 V/cm·Oe, which is ~4 times higher than that of the ME composite with the rectangle structure. The multipeak ME effects, along with the giant ME coupling, can be used in multifunctional devices, such as broadband energy harvesters or magnetic field sensors.

Keywords

boron alloys; composite materials; copper alloys; dysprosium alloys; ferroelectric materials; ferromagnetic materials; foils; iron alloys; lead compounds; magnetoelectric effects; magnetostriction; niobium alloys; piezoelectric materials; piezoelectricity; silicon alloys; terbium alloys; FeCuNbSiB foils; FeCuNbSiB-TbDyFe₂-PZT; H-shaped elastic substrate beams; Terfenol-D plates; broadband energy harvesters; electrically connected series; enhanced multipeak magnetoelectric effects; ferromagnetic-ferroelectric composite; giant ME coupling; magnetic field sensors; multifunctional devices; multipeak ME effects; multipeak frequency determining element; piezoelectric PZT plates; rectangle elastic substrate; rectangle structure; Magnetic resonance; Magnetoelectric effects; Magnetostriction; Substrates; Fe-based nanocrystalline material; H-shaped elastic substrate; magnetostrictive material; multipeak magnetoelectric (ME) effect;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9464

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TMAG.2014.2331083

Filename

6971655