Converse magnetoelectric effect in laminated composite of Metglas and Pb(Zr,Ti)O3 with screen-printed interdigitated electrodes

Abstract

In this study, we investigate the converse magnetoelectric (CME) effect in a laminated composite consisting of Metglas ribbons and Pb(Zr,Ti)O3 (PZT) plate with screen-printed interdigitated electrodes and operating in longitudinal magnetization and longitudinal polarization (L-L) mode. Large CME coefficients of 0.134 G·cm/V at frequency of 1 kHz and 2.75 G·cm/V at resonance frequency of 43.5 kHz under a small bias magnetic field of 7 Oe are achieved. The large CME effect can be attributed to the L-L mode and low mechanical loss of the Metglas/PZT laminated composite. © 2014 Author(s).