Towards colossal magnetoelectricity?

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Viewpoint Materials Science Magnetism Physics 3, 72 (2010) DOI: 10.1103/Physics.3.72 Towards colossal magnetoelectricity? Dimitri N. Argyriou Novel Materials Group, Department of Magnetism, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie, Helmholtz Platz 1, Berlin 14109, Germany Published August 23, 2010 Experiments show that it may be possible to achieve control of magnetization by an external electric field in a material by altering the balance between competing physical processes. A Viewpoint on: Cross-Control of Magnetization and Polarization by Electric and Magnetic Fields with Competing Multiferroic and Weak-Ferromagnetic Phases Y. J. Choi, C. L. Zhang, N. Lee, and S-W. Cheong Phys. Rev. Lett. 105, 097201 (2010) – Published August 23, 2010