Structural,ferroelectric and magnetic properties of BiFeO3-ZnFe2O4 nano-composites

ABSTRACT

Multiferroic BiFeO₃-ZnFeO₃ nano-composites in different composition were prepared by sol-gel method. Detailed investigations were made on the structural, magnetic and ferroelectric properties of these nanocomposites. The X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) pattern confirms the formation of distorted perovskite and spinel phases of BiFeO₃ and ZnFe₂O₄ respectively. Transmission Electron microscopy reveals the particle size and the elemental idea of pure ferrites. The particle sizes calculated using TEM of ZnFe₂O₄ is 20–30 nm and match with XRD result. An enhancement of polarization in nano-composites is observed from Polarization Vs Electric Field loops. Magnetic polarization versus Magnetic field curves indicates the improved magnetic properties.     

Structural and dielectric properties of LuFe2O4 thin films grown by pulsed-laser deposition

Epitaxial LuFe₂O₄ thin films are deposited on sapphire substrate by pulsed-laser deposition. Different growth conditions are tackled and it is found that substrate temperature is the most critical condition for the film growth; while below 750 °C the film crystallization is poor. The Lu:Fe ratio is also found to be important in forming the LuFe₂O₄ phase in the films; while higher content of Fe oxide than that of stoichiometric LuFe₂O₄ in the target is favorable for the formation of the LuFe₂O₄ phase. However, impurity phases such as Fe₃O₄ and Fe₂O₃ are induced in the film with a Fe oxide enriched target. A large dielectric tunability under electric field is revealed in the film; while the dielectric tunability decreases as the frequency increases, and eventually the dielectric tunability disappears above 500 MHz.     

Structure and Properties of Preferential (110) Orientation BiFeO3 Thin Films by Sol-Gel Method

Abstract

Multiferroic materials, coexisting of ferroelectric, ferromagnetic and ferroelastic properties, possess potential applications in functional devices. BiFeO₃ (BFO) is a unique room temperature multiferroic material with high ferroelectric Curie temperature and Neel temperature. The BFO thin films were prepared on Si (111) substrate by sol-gel method in this paper. XRD analyses show that the thin films exhibit pure phase and preferred (100) orientation when annealing temperature is 500?°C. Field emission scanning electron microscopy shows that the crystallization degree of the films is getting better with the increase of annealing temperature. The thickness of the sample is about 400?nm. The hysteresis loop of BFO films annealing at 500?°C show 1.93?µC/cm² remnant polarizations. However, the hysteresis loop is not perfect, which may be caused by a large leakage current. The magnetic hysteresis loop of BFO films is tested as well, indicating that the BFO film is antiferromagnetic and the residual magnetization (Mr) and coercive field (Hc) of the BFO films were 0.054?emu/g and 1026.4?Oe, respectively.     

Composite CoFe2O4/Bi3.1La0.9Ti3O12 Structures with Multiferroic Properties

Chemical solution route was used to synthesize Bi3.1La0.9Ti3O12 and CoFe2O4. Alternate CoFe2O4/Bi3.1La0.9Ti3O12 layers were deposited on Pt substrate （Pt/TiO2/SiO2/Si） by spin coating. X-ray diffraction and SEM （scanning electron microscopy） studies show composite-like polycrystalline films. Films were studied for leakage current, dielectric response, ferroelectric and ferromagnetic properties. Leakage current was low （〈 10^-8 A） in electric field below 120 kV/cm, and the dielectric response shows relaxation. Dielectric loss （tan 8） reduces 〈 3% at 10^6 Hz. Two and four layer structures showed room temperature FE （ferroelectric） and FM （ferromagnetic） responses with FE Pr （polarization） 〉 25℃/cm2 and ferromagnetic Mr （memory） 〉 52 emu/cm3. Co-existence of FE and FM can be attributed to stress due to different crystal structures of the material involved in composite film structure.     

Microwave absorption properties of multiferroic BiFeO3 nanoparticles

Multiferroic BiFeO₃ (BFO) nanoparticles ranging from 60 nm to 120 nm were synthesized successfully by a sol-gel method, and the microwave absorption properties of BFO nanoparticles were investigated in the range of 12.4 GHz to 18 GHz. The reflection loss of BFO nanoparticles is more than 10 dB (or more than 90%) in the 13.1 GHz-18 GHz range and reaches to 26 dB at 16.3 GHz, which indicated that the BFO is a good candidate for microwave absorption application. The excellent microwave absorption properties of BFO nanoparticles could be attributed to the good electromagnetic match as a consequence of the coexistence of ferroelectric and weak ferromagnetic order in BFO nanoparticles, which has been confirmed by electric and magnetic measurement. Moreover, the nanosize-confinement effect may also have contribution to the high reflection loss of BFO nanoparticles.     

Structural,Dielectric, and Magnetic Properties of Ba-Doped Multiferroic Bismuth Ferrite

The main focus of the research was to correlate the microstructure with dielectric and magnetic properties of Bi1-xBaxFeO3 samples. Bi1-xBaxFeO3 samples(x = 0.1, 0.2 and 0.3) were synthesized by the conventional solid-state reaction method using nano-powders of Bi2O3, Fe2O3, and BaCO3. Thereafter, field emission scanning electron microscope and X-ray diffraction(XRD) techniques were used to examine the structure and phase of the samples. Phase analysis by XRD indicated that the single-phase perovskite structure was formed with possible increment in lattice parameter with increasing Ba doping. Complex permeability(u'iand u'i) measured using impedance analyzer confirmed the increase in magnetic property with increasing Ba doping. Finally, dielectric constant(k) was analyzed as a function of temperature at different frequencies. Dielectric constant as high as 2900 was attained in this research for Bi0.8Ba0.2FeO3 sample due to reduction in leakage current at this composition.     

多铁性复合薄膜的结构及2-2 型双层复合磁电薄膜的制备方法

多铁性材料是一种新型材料,即一种材料同时具备铁电性、铁磁性和磁电耦和性。多铁性材料已成为当前国际上一个新的研究热点。介绍了多铁性复合薄膜的结构、2-2型多铁性复合薄膜的制备方法以及制备B iFeO3-Fe双层多铁性薄膜的最佳生长条件。     

Multiferroic bismuth ferrite-based materials for multifunctional applications: Ceramic bulks,thin films and nanostructures

Among the different types of multiferroic compounds, bismuth ferrite (BiFeO₃; BFO) stands out because it is perhaps the only one being simultaneously magnetic and strongly ferroelectric at room temperature. Therefore, in the past decade or more, extensive research has been devoted to BFO-based materials in a variety of different forms, including ceramic bulks, thin films and nanostructures. Ceramic bulk BFO and their solid solutions with other oxide perovskite compounds show excellent ferroelectric and piezoelectric properties and are thus promising candidates for lead-free ferroelectric and piezoelectric devices. BFO thin films, on the other hand, exhibit versatile structures and many intriguing properties, particularly the robust ferroelectricity, the inherent magnetoelectric coupling, and the emerging photovoltaic effects. BFO-based nanostructures are of great interest owing to their size effect-induced structural modification and enhancement in various functional behaviors, such as magnetic and photocatalytic properties. Although to date several review papers on BFO and BFO-based materials have been published, they were each largely focused on one particular form of BFO. There have been very few papers addressing the different forms of BFO in a comprehensive manner and providing a comparison across the different forms. As BFO has been extensively studied over the past more than one decade especially in the past several years, there have been new phenomena arising more recently. Naturally they were not included in the early reviews. Here, we provide an updated comprehensive review on the progress of BFO-based materials made in the past fifteen years in the different forms of ceramic bulks, thin films and nanostructures, focusing on the pathways to modify different structures and to achieve enhanced physical properties and new functional behavior. We also prospect the future potential development for BFO-based materials in the cross disciplines and for multifunctional applications. We hope that this comprehensive review will serve as a timely updating and reference for researchers who are interested in further exploring bismuth ferrite-based materials.     

Effect of Cr doping on ferroelectric and magnetic properties of Bi0.8Ba0.2FeO3

Multiferroic ceramics Bi_0.8Ba_0.2Fe_1−xCr_xO₃ (x=0, 0.05 and 0.1) were synthesized by using the conventional solid state reaction method. The pure phase with rhombohedral structure was confirmed by the X-ray diffraction measurements for all samples. It was shown that the magnetic and the ferroelectric properties were simultaneously improved, and the maximum values of the remnant magnetization (2Mr) and the remnant polarization (2Pr) at room temperature for all samples are around 1 emu/g and 1.9 μC/cm², respectively. Furthermore, the leakage current density, the low frequency dispersion in the dielectric constant and the dielectric loss decreased with increasing the Cr concentration from x=0 to 0.1. A remarkable change in the P–E loop was observed whether a bias dc magnetic field was applied or not, approving the existence of the magnetoelectric coupling indirectly therein.