Observation of the inverse magnetoelectric effect in PZT/FeCuNbSiB two-layered composite structures

In recent years, much attention has been paid to the study of magnetoelectric (ME) effects in solids, which was caused by their potential practical applications. Of particular interest are composite multiferroic materials containing ferroelectric and ferromagnetic phases, since significant ME responses may occur in them. This paper is devoted to the study of the inverse ME effect in a two-layered composite sample consisting of a piezoelectric Pb(Zr, Ti)O-3 (PZT) plate and an amorphous FeCuNbSiB ferromagnetic ribbon. It was found that the inverse ME effect depends on the magnitudes of the external magnetic field H, the electric voltage U and on the mutual orientation of H and U.