Electrophoretic deposition of multiferroic BiFeO3 sub-micrometric particles from stabilized suspensions |
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| Authors: | Chiara Ponzoni Roberto Rosa Maria Cannio Vincenzo Buscaglia Elisabetta Finocchio Paolo Nanni Cristina Leonelli |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Engineering “Enzo Ferrari”, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Via Vignolese 905, I-41125 Modena, Italy;2. Department of Process and Chemical Engineering, University of Genoa, P.le J.F. Kennedy, I-16129 Genoa, Italy;3. Department of Physics, University of Al. Iasi, Bv. Carol 11, Iasi 700506, Romania;4. Institute for Energetics and Interphases, National Research Council, Via De Marini 6, I-16149 Genoa, Italy |
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| Abstract: | The electrophoretic deposition (EPD) was applied to BiFeO3 (BFO) powders, one of the most interesting multiferroic compounds characterized by simultaneous magnetic and ferroelectric activity, to form homogeneous films. The preparation and characterization of stable BFO colloidal suspensions in aqueous, organic and mixed solvents were investigated by zeta potential measurements at room temperature in the presence of surfactants. BFO thin films were then deposited on steel substrates from stabilized BFO suspensions, by adjusting the preparative parameters to optimize the film quality. The compositional, morphological and electrical characteristics of the obtained BFO films, together with thickness measurements, were studied using SEM, XRD, AFM, EIS and optical surface profilometer. EPD method applied to BFO stable suspensions produced homogeneous thickness BFO films, free from pinholes and cracks, that were successively sintered and characterized also in terms of photocatalytic response. |
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