Journal of Materials Chemistry C · 2015 · 56 citations · 30 references
Natural SciencesMaterials SciencePhysicsCondensed Matter PhysicsCrystal StructureSolid State PhysicsAntiferromagnetic MaterialsAntiferromagnetismFerroelectric MaterialsMagnetic Properties Of SolidsMultiferroic MaterialsPhase TransitionsAntiferroelectric MaterialsAntiferroelectricityAntiferromagnetic Thin FilmsFerroelectric StructureFerroelectricityMultiferroic AntiferromagnetsSpontaneous PolarizationThin-film Multiferroics
We report ferroelectricity in antiferromagnetic HoCrO<sub>3</sub> with a reasonably large value of spontaneous electric, which appears due to structural transition from <italic>Pbnm</italic> to nonsymmetric <italic>Pna</italic>2<sub>1</sub> space group.
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