Spin-valves had empowered the giant magnetoresistance (GMR) devices to have memory. The insertion of thin antiferromagnetic (AFM) films allowed two stable magnetic field-induced switchable resistance states persisting in remanence. In this letter, we show that, without the deliberate introduction of such an AFM layer, this functionality is transferred to multiferroic tunnel junctions (MFTJ) all...

In this study, we first demonstrate that the J-integral in classical linear elasticity becomes path-dependent when the solid is subjected to combined electrical, chemical and mechanical loadings. We then construct an electro-chemo-mechanical J-integral that is path-independent under such combined multiple driving forces. Further, we show that this electro-chemo-mechanical J-integral represents ...

This work presents the background and derivation of Cramér-Rao bounds on the errors of estimating the parameters (moment and location) of a dynamic current dipole source using data from electro- and magneto-encephalography. A realistic head model, based on knowledge of surfaces separating tissues of different conductivities, is used.

The magnetic circular dichroism and the Faraday rotation are the fundamental phenomena of great practical importance arising from the breaking of the time reversal symmetry by a magnetic field. In most materials, the strength and the sign of these effects can be only controlled by the field value and its orientation. Furthermore, the terahertz range is lacking materials having the ability to af...

Nanoplates have been extensively utilized in the recent years for applications nanoengineering as sensors and actuators. Due to their operative nanoscale, mechanical behavior of such structures might also be influenced by inter-atomic material interactions. For these reasons, nonlocal models are usually introduced studying behavior. Sensor technology plate should formulated with coupled mechani...

© 2014 Materials Research Society MRS BULLETIN • VOLUME 39 • FEBRUARY 2014 • www.mrs.org/bulletin Introduction The development of (electro)catalytic materials has traditionally relied on the design of new compositions and structures. In principle, previously unseen and desirable properties can be obtained by perturbing the structure of existing materials with elastic strain. Uncovering the fund...