Substitution-driven structural, optical and magnetic transformation of Mn, Zn doped BiFeO3

  • Yumin Han
  • , Yuhui Ma
  • , Chuye Quan
  • , Ning Gao
  • , Qiaoxia Zhang
  • , Weiwei Mao
  • , Jian Zhang
  • , Jianping Yang
  • , Xing'Ao Li
  • , Wei Huang

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

50 Scopus citations

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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2476-2483
Number of pages8
JournalCeramics International
Volume41
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Mar 2015
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Ferrites
  • Magnetic properties
  • Optical properties
  • Sol-gel processes
  • X-ray methods

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Substitution-driven structural, optical and magnetic transformation of Mn, Zn doped BiFeO3'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this