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    Phys Rev Lett. 2006 Feb 17;96(6):067601. Epub 2006 Feb 15.

    Ferroelectricity in spiral magnets.

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    Materials Science Center, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen, The Netherlands.

    Abstract

    It was recently observed that the ferroelectrics showing the strongest sensitivity to an applied magnetic field are spiral magnets. We present a phenomenological theory of inhomogeneous ferroelectric magnets, which describes their thermodynamics and magnetic field behavior, e.g., dielectric susceptibility anomalies at magnetic transitions and sudden flops of electric polarization in an applied magnetic field. We show that electric polarization can also be induced at domain walls and that magnetic vortices carry electric charge.

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    16606047
    [PubMed]

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