Magnetic and electrical properties of single-phase multiferroic BiFeO3.

Autor: Pradhan, A. K., Kai Zhang, Hunter, D., Dadson, J. B., Loiutts, G. B., Bhattacharya, P., Katiyar, R., Jun Zhang, Sellmyer, D. J., Roy, U. N., Cui, Y., Burger, A.
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Zdroj: Journal of Applied Physics; 5/1/2005, Vol. 97 Issue 9, p093903, 4p, 1 Black and White Photograph, 5 Graphs
Abstrakt: We have reported the structural, thermal, microscopic, magnetization, polarization, and dielectric properties of BiFeO3 ceramics synthesized by a rapid liquid-phase sintering technique. Optimum conditions for the synthesis of single-phase BiFeO3 ceramics were obtained. Temperature-dependent magnetization and hysteresis loops indicate antiferromagnetic behavior in BiFeO3 at room temperature. Although saturated ferroelectric hysteresis loops were observed in single-phase BiFeO3 ceramic synthesized at 880 °C, the reduced polarization is found to be due to the high loss and low dielectric permittivity of the ceramic, which is caused by higher leakage current. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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