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The magnetoelectric Tb-Fe/Pb(Zr(0.52)Ti(0.48))O(3) thin-film heterostructure was prepared by low energy cluster beam deposition. The microstructures, ferroelectric property, leakage current, and magnetization, as well as magnetoelectric effect were investigated for the heterostructure. It is shown that the thin-film heterostructure displays the well-defined microstructure with clear interface. The heterostructure not only exhibits good ferromagnetic and ferroelectric properties, but also possesses strong magnetoelectric effect. The present work provides an ideal avenue to prepare magnetoelectric composite films and facilitates their applications on the microelectromechanical system devices. (C) 2008 American Institute of Physics.