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Anionic Strategy-Modulated Magnetic Ordering in Super-elongated Multiferroic Epitaxial Films

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  • Guoqiang Xi

    (University of Science and Technology Beijing
    Shenzhen University)

  • Yue-Wen Fang

    (CSIC-UPV/EHU
    University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU))

  • Dongxing Zheng

    (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST))

  • Shuai Xu

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Hangren Li

    (University of Science and Technology Beijing)

  • Jie Tu

    (University of Science and Technology Beijing)

  • Fangyuan Zhu

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Xudong Liu

    (University of Science and Technology Beijing)

  • Xiuqiao Liu

    (University of Science and Technology Beijing)

  • Qianqian Yang

    (University of Science and Technology Beijing)

  • Jiushe He

    (Lanzhou University)

  • Junwei Zhang

    (Lanzhou University)

  • Wugang Liao

    (Shenzhen University)

  • Jiesu Wang

    (Beijing Academy of Quantum Information Sciences)

  • Shiyao Wu

    (Beijing Academy of Quantum Information Sciences)

  • Xixiang Zhang

    (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST))

  • Kuijuan Jin

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Jianjun Tian

    (University of Science and Technology Beijing)

  • Linxing Zhang

    (University of Science and Technology Beijing
    University of Science and Technology Beijing)

  • Xianran Xing

    (University of Science and Technology Beijing)

Abstract

Magnetic ordering of perovskite ferroelectric oxides is crucial for enhancing their stability and minimizing energy losses in magnetoelectric devices. However, inducing a transition from a magnetically disordered state to an ordered one remains a formidable challenge. Here, we propose a chemical sulfurization method that significantly enhances the magnetic ordering of multiferroic super-tetragonal phase BiFeO3 thin film. The out-of-plane and in-plane magnetization significantly increases after sulfurization, accompanied by a rotation of the magnetic easy axis. X-ray absorption spectroscopy and spherical aberration transmission electron microscopy reveal the reconfiguration of local electronic hybridization states, restructuring Fe–O hybridization from pyramid-like FeO5 to octahedral FeO6 geometries. This transformation is considered the root cause of the observed magnetic transition in the films. This sulfur-induced strategy for electronic hybridization reconfiguration is expected to break new ground, offering innovative methodologies for modulating perovskite oxides, two-dimensional ferroelectric films, and other ferromagnetic functional thin films.

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  • Guoqiang Xi & Yue-Wen Fang & Dongxing Zheng & Shuai Xu & Hangren Li & Jie Tu & Fangyuan Zhu & Xudong Liu & Xiuqiao Liu & Qianqian Yang & Jiushe He & Junwei Zhang & Wugang Liao & Jiesu Wang & Shiyao Wu, 2025. "Anionic Strategy-Modulated Magnetic Ordering in Super-elongated Multiferroic Epitaxial Films," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 16(1), pages 1-11, December.
  • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:16:y:2025:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-025-58594-9
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-58594-9
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