We review recent developments and advances in the synthesis of thin-film multiferroic and
magnetoelectric heterostructures. Driven by the promise of new materials with built-in useful …

Hexagonal rare-earth manganites and ferrites are well-known improper ferroelectrics with
low-temperature antiferromagnetism/weak ferromagnetism. In recent decades, new multi …

The crystal and magnetic structures of single-crystalline hexagonal LuFeO 3 films have been
studied using x-ray, electron, and neutron diffraction methods. The polar structure of these …

Improper ferroelectricity (trimerization) in the hexagonal manganites RMnO3 leads to a
network of coupled structural and magnetic vortices that induce domain wall …

LuFeO 3 particles with an average particle size of∼ 200 nm were synthesized via a
polyacrylamide gel route. The sonocatalytic activity of LuFeO 3 particles was evaluated by …

Hexagonal ABO 3 oxides (A, B= cation) are a class of rich materials for realizing novel
quantum phenomena. Their hexagonal symmetry, oxygen trigonal bipyramid coordination …

Hexagonal ferrites (h-RFeO 3, R= Y, Dy-Lu) have recently been identified as a new family of
multiferroic complex oxides. The coexisting spontaneous electric and magnetic polarizations …

This mini-review focuses on the recent advancements in ferroelectrics and multiferroics,
highlighting the exploration in discovering new materials and efficient strategies for …

The hexagonal phase of LuFe O 3 is a rare example of a multiferroic material possessing a
weak ferromagnetic moment, which is predicted to be switchable by an electric field. We …

We used oxide molecular-beam epitaxy in a composition-spread geometry to deposit
hexagonal LuFeO 3 (h-LuFeO 3) thin films with a monotonic variation in the Lu/Fe cation …