Structural, Microstructural, Magnetic, and Ferroelectric Properties of Ba{sup 2+}-Doped BiFeO{sub 3} Nanocrystalline Multifferroic Material

Journal Article · Wed Aug 15 00:00:00 EDT 2018 · Journal of Superconductivity and Novel Magnetism

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/S10948-017-4515-5· OSTI ID:22773879

Shisode, Mahendra V.; Bhoyar, Dhananjay N.; Khirade, Pankaj P.

Multiferroic barium-substituted nanocrystalline samples having the general formula Bi{sub 1−x}Ba{sub x}FeO{sub 3} (where x = 0.00, 0.05, 0.10, 0.15, 0.20, 0.25) were prepared by cost-effective sol–gel method using metal nitrates as oxidants. The prepared samples were annealed at 650 {sup ∘}C for 4 h using a muffle furnace. The influence of Ba{sup 2+} doping on the structural, microstructural, magnetic, and ferroelectric properties of bismuth ferrite (BFO) was studied systematically by standard techniques. All the samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD) technique, and the average crystallite size was calculated using Scherrer’s formula. The surface morphology of the prepared nanocrystalline samples was studied using field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM) technique. FTIR spectra were obtained to confirm the formation of the perovskite structures. The elemental compositional details obtained were confirmed by energy dispersive spectrum (EDS) analysis. Room temperature magnetic measurements were carried out up to a field of 15 kOe, and the parent sample (BFO) shows weak ferromagnetism. Further on, Ba{sup 2+} substitution in BFO shows an increase in magnetization. P–E loops were obtained to study the ferroelectric properties of all the samples. Obtained enhancement in magnetic and ferroelectric properties at room temperature is of great interest within the research community due to its wide range of applications in memory storage, spintronics, sensors, and multi-functional devices.

• OSTI ID: 22773879
• Journal Information: Journal of Superconductivity and Novel Magnetism, Vol. 31, Issue 8; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2018 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature; http://www.springer-ny.com; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1557-1939
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS
SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY
ANNEALING
BARIUM IONS
BISMUTH COMPOUNDS
CRYSTALS
DOPED MATERIALS
FERRITES
FERROELECTRIC MATERIALS
FERROMAGNETISM
FIELD EMISSION
FOURIER TRANSFORM SPECTROMETERS
INFRARED SPECTRA
MAGNETIZATION
MICROSTRUCTURE
MORPHOLOGY
NANOSTRUCTURES
NITRATES
PEROVSKITE
SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
SOL-GEL PROCESS
TEMPERATURE RANGE 0273-0400 K
X-RAY DIFFRACTION