Electrical and optical properties of gadolinium doped bismuth ferrite nanoparticles

A. Mukherjee, M. Banerjee, S. Basu, M. Pal

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Abstract

Multiferroic bismuth ferrite (BFO) and gadolinium (Gd) doped bismuth ferrite had been synthesized by a sol-gel method. Particle size had been estimated by Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and found to decrease with Gd doping. We studied the temperature and frequency dependence of impedance and electric modulus and calculated the grain and grain boundary resistance and capacitance of the investigated samples. We observed that electrical activation energy increases for all the doped samples. Optical band gap also increases for the doped samples which can be used in photocatalytic application of BFO.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationSolid State Physics - Proceedings of the 58th DAE Solid State Physics Symposium 2013
PublisherAmerican Institute of Physics Inc.
Pages1339-1341
Number of pages3
ISBN (Print)9780735412255
DOIs
StatePublished - 2014
Externally publishedYes
Event58th DAE Solid State Physics Symposium 2013 - Patiala, Punjab, India
Duration: 17 Dec 201321 Dec 2013

Publication series

NameAIP Conference Proceedings
Volume1591
ISSN (Print)0094-243X
ISSN (Electronic)1551-7616

Conference

Conference58th DAE Solid State Physics Symposium 2013
Country/TerritoryIndia
CityPatiala, Punjab
Period17/12/1321/12/13

Keywords

  • Electrical properties
  • Multiferroics
  • Optical Properties

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