First-principles study on the magnetic properties in Mg doped BiFeO{sub 3} with and without oxygen vacancies
- Institute for Advanced Materials, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006 (China)
- Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093 (China)
The magnetic properties of Mg-doped BiFeO{sub 3} (BFO) with and without oxygen vacancies are studied through first-principles calculations. The Mg-doping prefers to occupy the ferromagnetic planes and produces an obvious improved magnetization, and the magnetization is linearly enhanced with increasing Mg-doped content, which is consistent with the trend reported in experiment. However, our calculated result is significantly larger than the experimental one, and the reason is revealed that the relative energy differences of various spin-ordering configurations are small. Furthermore, oxygen vacancy in Mg-doped BFO can further enhance the magnetization, while keeping the insulating band gap character. The calculated results imply that the oxygen vacancy in Mg-doped BFO would be an effective way to improve the multiferroicity of BFO.
- OSTI ID:
- 22266108
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 114, Issue 23; Other Information: (c) 2013 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0021-8979
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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