Multiferroic magnetoelectric composite materials are studied due to their potential applications in sensors, actuators, and other electronic devices. Inkjet printing is a direct write additive manufacturing method capable of fabricating structures on the micrometer scale by depositing solutions containing functional nanomaterials. In this study, finite element simulations were used to investigate the response of these materials under different magnetic and electric fields, revealing that the magnetoelectric coupling coefficient of the composites is highly dependent on the orientation of the magnetic and electric fields with respect to the composite material. The simulations also showed that the composites exhibit a strong nonlinear behavior, which is attributed to the magnetostrictive properties in the cobalt ferrite phase. Experimental results are compared to validate numerical simulations. Further simulation experiments were undertaken considering the capabilities of inkjet printing additive manufacturing to inform the fabrication of electronic devices.
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