Magnetoelectric Coupling in Multi-Ferro Fe-Pd/PZT/Fe-Pd Laminate Composites
Magnetoelectric(ME) coupling in multi-ferroic composite designed by using two material elements of Pb(Zr, Ti)O3 (PZT: 260μm) and magnetostrictive alloys(Galfenol based Fe-Ga-X(X=Al, Co), ferromagnetic shape memory Fe-Pd) was investigated. Output ME Voltage under the driving a.c.magnetic field Hac at f = 1 Hz in Fe81Ga19/PZT/ Fe81Ga19, Fe80Ga15Al5 /PZT/ Fe80Ga15Al5, Fe76Ga17Co7/PZT/ Fe76Ga17Co7 composites, in which the magnetostrictive foils(50μm thickness) were prepared by rapid solidification, increased in proportion to the actuated force than the magnetostriction.Moreover,output ME Voltage in Fe70Pd30 / PZT/ Fe70Pd30 laminates, in which the Fe70Pd30 films (10μm thickness) on PZT were deposited by sputtering method, exhibited 8 V at Hac of 175Oe, which is larger than 7.16 V for Fe76Ga17Co7 (50μm)/PZT/ Fe76Ga17Co7 (50μm) composites