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Effect of Nd substitution for Ca on crystal structure, optical and magnetic properties of multiferroic Bi0.9Ca0.1FeO3

  • Chuye Quan
  • , Yuhui Ma
  • , Yumin Han
  • , Xingxing Tang
  • , Mengjia Lu
  • , Weiwei Mao
  • , Jian Zhang
  • , Jianping Yang
  • , Xing'Ao Li
  • , Wei Huang
  • Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications
  • Nanjing Tech University

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Abstract

Pure and co-doped BiFeO3 (Ca, Nd) nanoparticles with diameter in the range of 50-250 nm were synthesized through a sol-gel method. X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Raman results show that Bi-site co-doped with Ca, Nd could result in a transition of crystal structure (from single phase rhombohedral (R3c) to two phase coexistence). An apparent blue shift can be observed in the co-doped samples along with a decrease of the direct optical band gap. Moreover, the leakage current was decreased due to the introduction of nonvolatile Ca and Nd at Bi3+ site. Analysis of MPMS-VSM magnetic hysteresis data reveals a further enhancement in magnetism in the Nd doped Bi0.9Ca0.1FeO3, which is further explained by XPS characterization.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)272-277
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of Alloys and Compounds
Volume635
DOIs
StatePublished - 25 Jun 2015
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • BiFeO
  • Magnetism
  • Nanoparticles Sol-gel method
  • Optical
  • Structure

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