Multiferroic laminated composites consisting of Terfenol-$D$/polyvinylidene-fluoride (PVDF) and lead-zirconate titanate (PZT)/PVDF particulate composite layers were prepared by a simple hot-molding technique. Magnetoelectric coefficients are characterized for the different measuring angles between the directions of polarization and applied magnetic field and at various frequencies. The results indicate that the three-phase laminated composites exhibit remarkable magnetoelectric effect especially at the resonance frequency at which the electromechanical resonance appears. The maximum magnetoelectric sensitivity of such composites is about $6\mathrm{V}∕\mathrm{cm}\mathrm{Oe}$ at about $90\mathrm{kHz}$.

• Received 18 August 2004

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.72.012405