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Spatially Resolved Ferroelectric Domain-Switching-Controlled Magnetism in Co<sub>40</sub>Fe<sub>40</sub>B<sub>20</sub>/Pb(Mg<sub>1/3</sub>Nb<sub>2/3</sub>)<sub>0.7</sub>Ti<sub>0.3</sub>O<sub>3</sub> Multiferroic Heterostructure
Intrinsic
spatial inhomogeneity or phase separation in cuprates, manganites,
etc., related to electronic and/or magnetic properties, has attracted
much attention due to its significance in fundamental physics and
applications. Here we use scanning Kerr microscopy and scanning electron
microscopy with polarization analysis with in situ electric fields
to reveal the existence of intrinsic spatial inhomogeneity of the
magnetic response to an electric field on a mesoscale with the coexistence
of looplike (nonvolatile) and butterfly-like (volatile) behaviors
in Co<sub>40</sub>Fe<sub>40</sub>B<sub>20</sub>/PbÂ(Mg<sub>1/3</sub>Nb<sub>2/3</sub>)<sub>0.7</sub>Ti<sub>0.3</sub>O<sub>3</sub> ferromagnetic/ferroelectric
(FM/FE) multiferroic heterostructures. Both the experimental results
and micromagnetic simulations suggest that these two behaviors come
from the 109° and the 71°/180° FE domain switching,
respectively, which have a spatial distribution. This FE domain-switching-controlled
magnetism is significant for understanding the nature of FM/FE coupling
on the mesoscale and provides a path for designing magnetoelectric
devices through domain engineering