Huang, Z.Stolichnov, I.Bernand-Mantel, A.Borrel, J.Auffret, S.Gaudin, G.Boulle, O.Pizzini, S.Ranno, L.Diez, L. HerreraSetter, N.2014-01-092014-01-092014-01-09201310.1063/1.4833495https://infoscience.epfl.ch/handle/20.500.14299/99283WOS:000327696300047Non-volatile ferroelectric control of magnetic domains has been demonstrated in ultra-thin cobalt layers at room temperature. The sensitivity of magnetic anisotropy energy to the electronic structure in a few atomic layers adjacent to the interface allows for ferroelectric control of coercivity and magnetic domain dynamics. These effects have been monitored and quantified using magneto-optical Kerr effect. In particular, the regimes, where the ferroelectric domains enhance/inhibit the magnetic domain nucleation or increase/reduce domain wall velocity, have been explored. Thus, non-destructive and reversible ferroelectric domain writing provides a tool to define the magnetic domain paths, create nucleation sites, or control domain movement. (C) 2013 AIP Publishing LLC.text::journal::journal article::research article