Effect of DC curing magnetic field on the magnetoelectric performance of Metglas/PZT bilayer composites

Q Qiuyu Shao (State Key Laboratory for Manufacturing Systems Engineering, Electronic Materials Research Laboratory, Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education, Engineering Research Center of Spin Quantum Sensor Chips, Universities of Shaanxi Province, School of Electronic Science and Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University 1 , Xi'an 710049,) J Jingen Wu (State Key Laboratory for Manufacturing Systems Engineering, Electronic Materials Research Laboratory, Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education, Engineering Research Center of Spin Quantum Sensor Chips, Universities of Shaanxi Province, School of Electronic Science and Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University 1 , Xi'an 710049,) J Jiacheng Qiao (State Key Laboratory for Manufacturing Systems Engineering, Electronic Materials Research Laboratory, Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education, Engineering Research Center of Spin Quantum Sensor Chips, Universities of Shaanxi Province, School of Electronic Science and Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University 1 , Xi'an 710049,) Y Yongjun Du (State Key Laboratory for Manufacturing Systems Engineering, Electronic Materials Research Laboratory, Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education, Engineering Research Center of Spin Quantum Sensor Chips, Universities of Shaanxi Province, School of Electronic Science and Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University 1 , Xi'an 710049,) X Xiangbo Zhang (State Key Laboratory for Manufacturing Systems Engineering, Electronic Materials Research Laboratory, Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education, Engineering Research Center of Spin Quantum Sensor Chips, Universities of Shaanxi Province, School of Electronic Science and Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University 1 , Xi'an 710049,) Y Yiwei Xu Z Zhongqiang Hu (State Key Laboratory for Manufacturing Systems Engineering, Electronic Materials Research Laboratory, Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education, Engineering Research Center of Spin Quantum Sensor Chips, Universities of Shaanxi Province, School of Electronic Science and Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University 1 , Xi'an 710049,) M Ming Liu

Abstract

In this work, we modulate the performance of magnetoelectric (ME) composites by introducing residual stresses during their preparation. During the bonding and curing of magnetostrictive and piezoelectric materials, we stretch the magnetostrictive materials by applying a constant DC magnetic field. When curing is complete, the withdrawal of the DC magnetic field causes the magnetostrictive material to shrink and introduces residual stresses in the ME composite. This causes the ME composite to form a small curvature in the lengthwise direction, which alters the efficiency of stress–strain transfer. The magnitude of residual stress can be tuned by applying different DC magnetic fields to optimize the performance of ME composites. The effectiveness of this preparation method can also be verified by finite element analysis. The experimental results show that the ME coupling coefficient of the ME composite with a bending vibration mode is increased from 275 to 481 V/cm/Oe by the optimization of the residual stress regulation, while the limit of detection remains at a good state. This work could provide an effective method for performance enhancement of low-frequency ME sensors and promote the practical application of ME sensors.

Article Details

Volume / Issue Vol. 127, Issue 18
Published November 03, 2025
ISSN 0003-6951
Publisher American Institute of Physics

Journal Info

Applied Physics Letters

American Institute of Physics

ISSN: 0003-6951 Physical Sciences

Authors (8)

Q

Qiuyu Shao

State Key Laboratory for Manufacturing Systems Engineering, Electronic Materials Research Laboratory, Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education, Engineering Research Center of Spin Quantum Sensor Chips, Universities of Shaanxi Province, School of Electronic Science and Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University 1 , Xi'an 710049,

J

Jingen Wu

State Key Laboratory for Manufacturing Systems Engineering, Electronic Materials Research Laboratory, Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education, Engineering Research Center of Spin Quantum Sensor Chips, Universities of Shaanxi Province, School of Electronic Science and Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University 1 , Xi'an 710049,

J

Jiacheng Qiao

State Key Laboratory for Manufacturing Systems Engineering, Electronic Materials Research Laboratory, Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education, Engineering Research Center of Spin Quantum Sensor Chips, Universities of Shaanxi Province, School of Electronic Science and Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University 1 , Xi'an 710049,

Y

Yongjun Du

State Key Laboratory for Manufacturing Systems Engineering, Electronic Materials Research Laboratory, Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education, Engineering Research Center of Spin Quantum Sensor Chips, Universities of Shaanxi Province, School of Electronic Science and Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University 1 , Xi'an 710049,

X

Xiangbo Zhang

State Key Laboratory for Manufacturing Systems Engineering, Electronic Materials Research Laboratory, Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education, Engineering Research Center of Spin Quantum Sensor Chips, Universities of Shaanxi Province, School of Electronic Science and Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University 1 , Xi'an 710049,

Y

Yiwei Xu

Z

Zhongqiang Hu

State Key Laboratory for Manufacturing Systems Engineering, Electronic Materials Research Laboratory, Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education, Engineering Research Center of Spin Quantum Sensor Chips, Universities of Shaanxi Province, School of Electronic Science and Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University 1 , Xi'an 710049,

M

Ming Liu