Abstract
Mn, Zn doped and pure BiFeO3 were prepared by sol-gel method. The 5% and 10% Zn-doped phase crystallites have a rhombohedral symmetry (R3c) structure. Doped with 5% Mn, BiFeO3 contains both rhombohedral (R3c) and tetragonal phase (P4mm) while 10% Mn gives a rise to tetragonal phase (P4/mbm). Raman and Fourier Transformed Infrared spectra also confirmed the structure transformation. Compared with pure BiFeO3, Mn-Zn doped samples present intense blue shift as shown in UV-Visible diffuse absorption together with the decreased direct optical band gap. The substitution of Mn ions for Fe enhances ferromagnetic properties while the Zn-doped ones show linear paramagnetism. Owing to the interactions between the ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic microdomains, Mn and Zn co-doping results in a large remanent magnetization (Mr) of 0.045 emu/g.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2476-2483 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Ceramics International |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Mar 2015 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Ferrites
- Magnetic properties
- Optical properties
- Sol-gel processes
- X-ray methods
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