Non-volatile Orbital magnetoelectric effect in a two-dimensional electron gas

Yu Chen; Martando Rath; Julien Brehin; Cinthia Piamonteze; Daniele Preziosi; Payal Wadhwa; Alessio Filippetti; Yuri Fukaya; Mario Cuoco; Filomena Forte; Daniela Stornaiuolo; Manuel Bibes; Marco Salluzzo

arXiv · 2610.17073

Non-volatile Orbital magnetoelectric effect in a two-dimensional electron gas

Yu Chen·Martando Rath·Julien Brehin·Cinthia Piamonteze·Daniele Preziosi·Payal Wadhwa·Alessio Filippetti·Yuri Fukaya·Mario Cuoco·Filomena Forte·Daniela Stornaiuolo·Manuel Bibes·Marco Salluzzo

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Electrical control of orbital magnetism is a central goal of orbitronics. While current-induced orbital polarization has recently been demonstrated in inversion-asymmetric systems, nonvolatile electrical control of an equilibrium orbital moment has remained elusive. Here, using x-ray absorption spectroscopy with \textit{in situ} electric-field control of the FE polarization, we demonstrate non-volatile switching of the equilibrium orbital magnetization of the oxide q2DEGs formed at the LaAlO$_3$/EuTiO$_3$/Ca-STO (001) interface. X-ray linear dichroism reveals a reversible modulation, driven by the FE-polarization direction, of the Ti-3$d$ crystal-field splitting and orbital occupancy, establishing a ferroelectric-like metallic state. X-ray magnetic circular dichroism shows a polarization-controlled switching of the Eu$^{2+}$ orbital magnetic moment induced by the orbital magnetization of the q2DEG projected onto Eu-5$d$ states and detected at the Eu-$M_{4,5}$ edge through Eu-5$d$/Eu-4$f$ hybridization in the inversion-symmetry-broken interface. These results provide spectroscopic evidence of ferroelectric control of orbital magnetism in an oxide q2DEG.

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Yu Chen, Martando Rath, Julien Brehin, Cinthia Piamonteze, Daniele Preziosi, Payal Wadhwa, Alessio Filippetti, Yuri Fukaya, Mario Cuoco, Filomena Forte, Daniela Stornaiuolo, Manuel Bibes, Marco Salluzzo. 2026-10-14. Non-volatile Orbital magnetoelectric effect in a two-dimensional electron gas. https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.17073

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