Dans cette thèse, les interactions magnétoélectriques et optomagnétiques transmises par les contraintes dans les structures ferroélectriques/ferromagnétiques sont étudiées. Nous montrons que la dynamique des déformations du Pb(ZrxTi1-x)O3 aboutit à la manipulation électrique sous-coercitive de multi-états ferroélastiques rémanents. La mesure par une jauge résistive de ces états, ainsi que l'écriture et l'effacement électriques et le stockage ferroélastique, sont démontrés. La configuration des contraintes de matériaux ferroélectriques créée électriquement, permet de modifier l'anisotropie magnétique d'une couche ferromagnétique. Ce phénomène est utilisé pour contrôler le champ magnétique coercitif des composants magnétostrictifs des vannes de spin au moyen des déformations. L’irradiation lumineuse est également utilisée pour entraîner une photostriction rémanente dans le BiFeO3. Cette déformation rémanente est transférée à une couche ferromagnétique et permet un contrôle optique de la coercivité magnétique. Nous montrons comment les états magnétiques peuvent être écrits au moyen de la lumière et effacés par un champ électrique. / In this thesis, the strain-mediated magnetoelectric and optomagnetic interactions in ferroelectric/ferromagnetic structures are studied. The strain dynamics in Pb(ZrxTi1-x)O3 is shown to result in the sub-coercive electrical manipulation of its remanent ferroelastic multi-states. The resistive readout of these states provided by the strain gauge layers, together with the electrically-triggered ferroelastic writing, storage, and erasing, are demonstrated. These strain configurations created by electric fields in ferroelectrics can effectively impact the magnetic anisotropy of a ferromagnetic adlayer. This phenomenon is shown to control the magnetic coercive field of the magnetostrictive components of spin valves via the strain. Light irradiation is shown to result in remanent photostriction effect (photo-driven deformation) in BiFeO3. Such optically-induced remanent deformations can be transferred to a ferromagnetic adlayer and result in the optical control of the magnetic coercive force. It is shown here how magnetic states can be written by light and erased by an electric field.

Les travaux présentés dans ce document s’inscrivent dans un projet (dBET : diminution des Bruits Electriques de Trains) qui vise une meilleure compréhension des phénomènes vibratoires (indirectement le bruit) d’origine électromagnétique des dispositifs électrotechniques (transformateurs, inductances, moteurs électriques) des trains. Ce projet met en collaboration plusieurs laboratoires (le laboratoire Roberval et électromécanique de l’université de technologie de Compiègne...) et industriels parmi lesquels Alstom Transport, ESI Group… Notre contribution, dans ce projet, consiste en la proposition d’un modèle pertinent permettant de prédire la déformation magnétostrictive, considérée comme l’une des causes des bruits d’origine électromagnétique des dispositifs électrotechniques. Un processus d’identification des paramètres du modèle, à partir de données expérimentales, est présenté ainsi que l’application du modèle à un dispositif expérimental grâce à l’utilisation des éléments finis. Les résultats du modèle seront confrontés aux mesures faites à l’échelle d’une tôle ferromagnétique et d’un dispositif expérimental constitué d’un ensemble de tôles. / The work presented in this document is part of a project (dBET : diminution des Bruits Electriques de Trains) which aims a better understanding of electromagnetic-origin vibration phenomena (indirectly noise) from electrical devices (transformers, inductors, motors) in trains. This project results from the collaboration of several laboratories and companies including Alstom, ESI Group.... Our contribution in this project consists in building a relevant model to predict the magnetostrictive strain, considered as one of the causes of electromagnetic-origin noise of electrical devices. A process of identification of the model parameters from experimental data is presented. The model is used to compute the magnetostrictive strain of a test bench thanks to finite elements method. Model results will be compared with measurements about ferromagnetic single sheet and the test bench which is a stack of ferromagnetic sheets.

Eisen-Gallium-Legierungen sind aufgrund ihrer hohen Magnetostriktion und ihrer hervorragenden mechanischen Eigenschaften sehr interessant für Anwendungen sowohl in Form von Sensoren als auch Aktoren. Die fortschreitende Miniaturisierung erfordert die Herstellung von Bauteilen in eindimensionaler Struktur und komplexen Geometrien. Beide Herausforderungen sind mit templatbasierter elektrochemischer Abscheidung zugänglich. Es konnte gezeigt werden, dass dünne Fe-Ga-Schichten schon aus einfachen wässrigen Elektrolyten abgeschieden werden können. Gallium kann nur in Anwesenheit von Fe induziert reduziert werden. Gleichzeitig konnte nachgewiesen werden, dass durch die Hydrolyseneigung der Ga-Ionen immer Hydroxide gebildet und in das Deposit eingebunden werden. Durch die Einführung einer alternierenden potentiostatischen Abscheidung mit einem Reduktions- und einem Relaxationsschritt können dennoch dichte und homogene Fe80Ga20-Schichten mit wenigen Defekten und einem vernachlässigbar kleinen Sauerstoffgehalt hergestellt werden. Die Übertragung der so gefundenen Abscheideparameter zur templatbasierten Nanodrahtherstellung ist nur bis zu einem Porendurchmesser von 100nm möglich. Wird der Durchmesser der Porenkanäle weiter verringert, führt aufgrund eingeschränkter Diffusionsvorgänge die Abscheidung zu segmentierten und sauerstoffreichen Depositen. Die Modifizierung des Elektrolyten durch Komplexierung der Metallionen verhindert die Bildung und Einbindung der Hydroxide. Damit können auch für Porendurchmesser kleiner 100nm Drähte in AAO-Template abgeschieden werden. Diese sind dicht, defektfrei und weisen keinen Zusammensetzungsgradienten entlang der Wachstumsrichtung auf. Detaillierte TEM-Untersuchungen konnten zeigen, dass die Herstellung durch ein einfacheres potentiostatisches Abscheideregime zu weniger verspannten und dennoch homogenen und defektfreien Drähten führt. Für die Herstellung von magnetisch aktiven Drähten sollte daher die potentiostatische der gepulsten Abscheidung vorgezogen werden.

In this work, a 3-terminal capacitance dilatometer was set up and used for measurements of the thermal expansion and magnetostriction of novel superconducting iron pinictides and related materials. In particular, \re~with R\,=\,La, Ce, Pr, Sm, Gd, \laf~and Ca(Fe$_{1-x}$Co$_x$)$_2$As$_2$ have been investigated. The data on polycrystalline \laf~are the first published thermal expansion data on this material. The lattice effects at the structural and the magnetic phase transition have been investigated and the phase diagram upon F-doping has been studied. A main result is the observation of a previously unknown fluctuation regime for the doping level $\mathnormal{x}\leqslant$ 0.04 over a large $T$ range above the structural transition temperature \ts. The absence of any structural anomalies in the normal state of the superconducting \laf~samples with $\mathnormal{x}\geqslant$ 0.05 corroborates the discontinuous character of the phase boundary not only for the magnetism but also for the structural degrees of freedom. Similarly, the presence of high-temperature fluctuations is found for all \re~undoped materials under study. The discussion of the probable origin of the fluctuations as well as the definition of the structural transition temperature \ts~are done. The low temperature features shown by the thermal expansion data for \re~are caused by the onset of long range magnetic order of the $4f$-moments and their different configurations. In particular, \pr, which has a very pronounced anomaly associated with Pr-ordering exhibits a large magnetostriction at low temperatures. By discussing this effect along with the magnetization, resistivity and other measurements, it is found that this large magneto-elastic effect may originate from the correlations between the momentum from Fe$^{3+}$ and Pr$^{3+}$. Last, the thermal expansion of Ca(Fe$_{1-x}$Co$_x$)$_2$As$_2$ 122 single crystals is investigated. Ca(Fe$_{1-x}$Co$_x$)$_2$As$_2$ is one of the first materials where single crystals are available. The thermal expansion results on the undoped compound with $x=0$ show a large anomaly at the combined magnetic and structural transition which is far sharper than that for polycrystalline systems. Upon doping, both transitions are suppressed and their splitting is visible in the thermal expansion data. The high precision thermal expansion and magnetostriction results presented in this work are among the first data on the novel family of iron-based superconductors. A valuable insight in the respective ordering phenomena and the thermodynamic properties is provided.

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Un traducteur électromagnétique acoustique (EMAT) induit sans contact des sources dynamiques responsables du rayonnement ultrasonore transmis dans une pièce pour son contrôle non-destructif (CND).Un modèle de sources de transduction induites par EMAT en milieux ferromagnétiques est développé. Il prend en compte des courbes anhystérétiques d’aimantation et de déformation de magnétostriction prédites par une approche multi-échelle simplifiée, et dérive formellement les tenseurs des contraintes électromagnétiques et magnétostrictives adaptés à la formulation des sources électromagnéto-élastiques induites par EMAT dans une très large gamme de configurations d’inspection.Pour simuler efficacement le rayonnement ultrasonore de sources volumiques en utilisant les modèles semi-analytiques du logiciel CIVA, une méthode capable de les transformer en contraintes surfaciques équivalentes est développée. Ainsi, le modèle formule une source de contraintes surfaciques décrivant l’ensemble des phénomènes de transduction impliqués par EMAT en milieux magnétiques. Ce modèle permet de quantifier le poids relatif de chaque source de transduction, d’illustrer l’influence de la prise en compte des lois magnéto-élastiques anhystérétiques, et de mettre en évidence les variations des sources avec un état de contraintes mécaniques. Il est appliqué dans une configuration EMAT donnée pour illustrer l’apport des outils mis en place dans la conception d’EMAT pour le CND, et ses prédictions sont comparées avec succès à des résultats de mesure. / An electromagnetic acoustic transducer (EMAT) induces without contact dynamic sources in a ferromagnetic material which radiate ultrasonic waves used for its nondestructive evaluation (NDE).Taking account of the anhysteretic magnetic and magnetostrictive constitutive laws predicted by a simplified multiscale approach, the transduction model derives the electro-magnetic and magnetostrictive stresses tensors, well-fitted for the definition of electromagnetic and magnetostrictive sources induced by EMAT, irrespective of the piece geometry, of the material properties and of the transducer design.To efficiently predict ultrasonic field radiation with the CIVA platform, a method to transform body sources into equivalent surface stresses is developed. As a result, an equivalent surface source is derived to accurately depict all the transduction processes induced by EMAT in nonlinear magnetic material. The model is used to quantify the weight of each transduction mecanism, to illustrate effects of nonlinear magnetoelastic behaviors of materials, to enlighten the impact of elastic residual stresses on transduction sources. It is applied in a given EMAT NDE configuration to illustrate how the developed tools can help optimizing EMAT design, and its predictions are succesfully compared to experimental measurements.

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The coupling of magnetic and electric order parameters, i.e., the magnetoelectric effect, has been widely studied for its intriguing physical principles and potentially broad industrial applications. The important interactions between ferroic orderings -- ferromagnetism, ferroelectricity and ferroelasticity -- will enable the manipulation of one order through the other in miniaturized materials, and in so doing stimulate emerging technologies such as spintronics, magnetic sensors, quantum electromagnets and information storage. By growing ferromagnetic-ferroelectric heterostructures that are able to magneto-electrically couple via interface elastic strain, the various challenges associated with the lack of single-phase multiferroic materials can be overcome and the magnetoelectric (ME) coupling effect can be substantially enhanced. Compared with magnetic field-controlled electric phenomena (i.e., the direct magnetoelectric coupling effect), the converse magnetoelectric effect (CME), whereby an electric field manipulates magnetization, is more exciting due to easier implementation and handling of electric fields or voltages. CME also affords the possibility of fabricating highly-efficient electric-write/magnetic-read memories. This study involved two avenues of inquiry: (a) exploring the strain-mediated electric field manipulation of magnetization in ferroelectric-ferromagnetic heterostructures, and (b) investigating coupling and switching behaviors at the nanoscale. Accordingly, a series of magnetoelectric heterostructures were prepared and characterized, and their electric field tunability of magnetic properties was explored by various techniques and custom-designed experiments. Firstly, the relevant properties of the individual components in the heterostructures were systematically investigated, including the piezoelectricity and ferroelectric/ferroelastic phase transformations of the ferroelectric substrates, lead magnesium niobate-lead titanate, or Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3-PbTiO3 (PMN-PT). This investigation revealed significant information on the structure-property relationships in crystals oriented at <110>, as well as shed light on the effect of ferroelectric phase transformation on magnetoelectric coupling. This investigation of electric field controlled strain, in contrast to many prior studies, enables a more rational and detailed understanding of the magnetoelectric effect in complex ferroelectric-ferromagnetic heterostructures. The magnetoelectric thin film heterostructures were fabricated by depositing ferromagnetic iron-gallium (Fe-Ga) or cobalt ferrite (CoFe2o4 or CFO) films on top of differently-oriented ferroelectric PMN-PT substrates. Through significant electric field-induced strain in the piezoelectric substrate, the magnetic remanence and coercive field, as well as the magnetization direction of the ferromagnetic overlayer, can be substantially tuned. These goals were achieved by the interfacial strain modification of the magnetic anisotropy energy profile. The observation and analysis of the electric field tunability of magnetization and the establishment of novel controlling schemes provide valuable directions for both theoretical development and future application endeavors. / Master of Science

Os materiais magnetostrictivos apresentam deformação elástica quando são submetidos a um campo magnético ou mudança das propriedades magnéticas quando são submetidos a uma tensão mecânica, e por isso são de grande interesse para aplicações em atuadores, sensores e aproveitadores de energia. Entretanto, os melhores materiais magnetostrictivos disponíveis são caros e frágeis. Nos últimos anos foi descoberta uma nova classe de materiais magnetostrictivos que superam este problema, a classe das ligas Fe-Ga e Fe-Al, que possuem a rara combinação de moderada magnetostricção, boas propriedades mecânicas e baixo custo associado. Atualmente, as pesquisas têm buscado meios de melhorar a magnetostricção destas ligas, tanto por adições ternárias de outros átomos, como pela utilização de diferentes métodos de fabricação, tratamentos térmicos ou processamentos mecânicos. No presente trabalho foi avaliado o efeito das adições de B e do processo de solidificação rápida na magnetostricção e microestrutura das ligas Fe-Al e Fe-Ga. Para isso, ligas policristalinas de composição nominal (Fe80Al20)1-0,01yBy, (Fe80Ga20)1-0,01yBy e (Fe72Ga28)1-0,01yBy, com y = 0; 0,5; 1; 1,5 e 2% at., foram produzidas por fusão a arco e pela técnica de solidificação rápida \"splat cooling\". A caracterização microestrutural das amostras foi realizada no MEV/EDS e DRX. A magnetostricção foi medida com campo magnético de 0 a ±2 T em 4,2, 77 e 300 K, por dilatometria de capacitância. As adições de B ocasionaram a precipitação de Fe2B nos contornos de grão da fase A2 e/ou D03 das ligas Fe-Al e Fe-Ga, resultando na redução do tamanho de grão e formação de cristais dendríticos. As ligas Fe80Al20 apresentaram um valor máximo de magnetostricção de 74 ppm com a adição de 2% at. de B. Já as ligas Fe80Ga20 e Fe72Ga28 apresentaram um máximo com a adição de 1% at. de B, sendo de 81 ppm e 143 ppm, respectivamente. Conclui-se que estas adições de B tiveram um efeito benéfico na magnetostricção das ligas Fe-Al e Fe-Ga como-solidificadas, uma vez que chegaram a ocasionar um aumento de até 100% desta propriedade em relação à liga sem B. Por outro lado, a solidificação rápida não teve efeito sobre a magnetostricção das ligas Fe-Al-B. / Magnetostrictive materials exhibit elastic deformation when subjected to a magnetic field or changing in magnetic properties when subjected to mechanical stress, so they are of great interest for applications in actuators, sensors and energy harvesters. However, the best available magnetostrictive materials are expensive and fragile. In the last years has been discovered a new class of magnetostrictive material which overcome this problem, the class of the Fe-Ga and Fe-Al alloys, which have the unusual combination of moderate magnetostriction, good mechanical properties and low associated cost. Currently, research has searched ways to improve the magnetostriction of these alloys, both for ternary additions of other atoms or by using different methods of preparation, heat treatment or mechanical processing. In the present study, we evaluated the effect of B additions and rapid solidification process on the microstructure and magnetostriction of Fe- Al and Fe-Ga alloys. For this purpose, polycrystalline alloys of nominal composition (Fe80Al20)1-0.01yBy, (Fe80Ga20)1-0.01yBy and (Fe72Ga28)1-0.01yBy, with y = 0, 0.5, 1, 1.5 e 2 at.% were produced by arc melting and splat cooling rapid solidification technique. Microstructural characterization of the samples was performed by SEM/EDS and XRD. The magnetostriction was measured under magnetic field of 0 to ±2 T, at 4.2, 77 and 300 K, by capacitance dilatometry. The B additions caused precipitation of Fe2B at the grain boundaries of A2 and/or D03 phase of Fe-Al and Fe-Ga alloys, resulting in a reduction of the grain size and formation of dendritic crystals. The Fe80Al20 alloys showed a maximum magnetostriction of 74 ppm with the addition of 2 at.% B. And, the Fe80Ga20 and Fe72Ga28 alloys showed a peak with the addition of 1 at.% B, of 81 ppm and 143 ppm, respectively. We concluded that these B additions had a beneficial effect on the magnetostriction of Fe- Al and Fe-Ga as-cast alloys, since they caused an increase up to 100% of this property in relation to the alloy without B. On the other hand, the rapid solidification had no the same effect on the magnetostriction of Fe-Al-B alloys.

Os materiais magnetostrictivos apresentam deformação elástica quando são submetidos a um campo magnético ou mudança das propriedades magnéticas quando são submetidos a uma tensão mecânica, e por isso são de grande interesse para aplicações em atuadores, sensores e aproveitadores de energia. Entretanto, os melhores materiais magnetostrictivos disponíveis são caros e frágeis. Nos últimos anos foi descoberta uma nova classe de materiais magnetostrictivos que superam este problema, a classe das ligas Fe-Ga e Fe-Al, que possuem a rara combinação de moderada magnetostricção, boas propriedades mecânicas e baixo custo associado. Atualmente, as pesquisas têm buscado meios de melhorar a magnetostricção destas ligas, tanto por adições ternárias de outros átomos, como pela utilização de diferentes métodos de fabricação, tratamentos térmicos ou processamentos mecânicos. No presente trabalho foi avaliado o efeito das adições de B e do processo de solidificação rápida na magnetostricção e microestrutura das ligas Fe-Al e Fe-Ga. Para isso, ligas policristalinas de composição nominal (Fe80Al20)1-0,01yBy, (Fe80Ga20)1-0,01yBy e (Fe72Ga28)1-0,01yBy, com y = 0; 0,5; 1; 1,5 e 2% at., foram produzidas por fusão a arco e pela técnica de solidificação rápida \"splat cooling\". A caracterização microestrutural das amostras foi realizada no MEV/EDS e DRX. A magnetostricção foi medida com campo magnético de 0 a ±2 T em 4,2, 77 e 300 K, por dilatometria de capacitância. As adições de B ocasionaram a precipitação de Fe2B nos contornos de grão da fase A2 e/ou D03 das ligas Fe-Al e Fe-Ga, resultando na redução do tamanho de grão e formação de cristais dendríticos. As ligas Fe80Al20 apresentaram um valor máximo de magnetostricção de 74 ppm com a adição de 2% at. de B. Já as ligas Fe80Ga20 e Fe72Ga28 apresentaram um máximo com a adição de 1% at. de B, sendo de 81 ppm e 143 ppm, respectivamente. Conclui-se que estas adições de B tiveram um efeito benéfico na magnetostricção das ligas Fe-Al e Fe-Ga como-solidificadas, uma vez que chegaram a ocasionar um aumento de até 100% desta propriedade em relação à liga sem B. Por outro lado, a solidificação rápida não teve efeito sobre a magnetostricção das ligas Fe-Al-B. / Magnetostrictive materials exhibit elastic deformation when subjected to a magnetic field or changing in magnetic properties when subjected to mechanical stress, so they are of great interest for applications in actuators, sensors and energy harvesters. However, the best available magnetostrictive materials are expensive and fragile. In the last years has been discovered a new class of magnetostrictive material which overcome this problem, the class of the Fe-Ga and Fe-Al alloys, which have the unusual combination of moderate magnetostriction, good mechanical properties and low associated cost. Currently, research has searched ways to improve the magnetostriction of these alloys, both for ternary additions of other atoms or by using different methods of preparation, heat treatment or mechanical processing. In the present study, we evaluated the effect of B additions and rapid solidification process on the microstructure and magnetostriction of Fe- Al and Fe-Ga alloys. For this purpose, polycrystalline alloys of nominal composition (Fe80Al20)1-0.01yBy, (Fe80Ga20)1-0.01yBy and (Fe72Ga28)1-0.01yBy, with y = 0, 0.5, 1, 1.5 e 2 at.% were produced by arc melting and splat cooling rapid solidification technique. Microstructural characterization of the samples was performed by SEM/EDS and XRD. The magnetostriction was measured under magnetic field of 0 to ±2 T, at 4.2, 77 and 300 K, by capacitance dilatometry. The B additions caused precipitation of Fe2B at the grain boundaries of A2 and/or D03 phase of Fe-Al and Fe-Ga alloys, resulting in a reduction of the grain size and formation of dendritic crystals. The Fe80Al20 alloys showed a maximum magnetostriction of 74 ppm with the addition of 2 at.% B. And, the Fe80Ga20 and Fe72Ga28 alloys showed a peak with the addition of 1 at.% B, of 81 ppm and 143 ppm, respectively. We concluded that these B additions had a beneficial effect on the magnetostriction of Fe- Al and Fe-Ga as-cast alloys, since they caused an increase up to 100% of this property in relation to the alloy without B. On the other hand, the rapid solidification had no the same effect on the magnetostriction of Fe-Al-B alloys.