An apparatus comprises a data storage medium including a piezoelectric material and a ferromagnetic material, an electric field source for applying an electric field to a portion of the data storage medium, and a write pole for applying a magnetic field to the portion of the data storage medium. A method performed by the apparatus is also provided.

 
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