Improvement of magnetic and ferroelectric properties of BiFeO3 nanoparticles on Tb and Co substitution

A. Das, S. De, S. Bandyopadhyay, S. Chatterjee, D. Das

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Abstract

Tb and Co substituted bismuth ferrite nanoparticles (NPs) with chemical composition Bi1-xTbxFe1-yCoyO3 (x = 0, 0.05; y = 0, 0.05) have been synthesized by a sol-gel method and characterized by x-ray diffraction (XRD), Mossbauer spectroscopy, dc magnetization and electric polarization measurements. The aim of the present work is to improve ferroelectric properties of BiFeO3 by substitution of Tb3+ ions in Bi3+ site and magnetic properties by substitution of Co2+ in Fe3+ site. The XRD patterns of all prepared samples show formation of the desired phase along with a small amount of impurity. Room temperature Mossbauer spectroscopic studies reveal that all samples are in magnetically ordered state. Magnetic hysteresis loops of all samples indicate a significant enhancement of magnetic moment and coercivity whereas electric polarization measurements at room temperature reveal an improvement of ferroelectric properties in the co-substituted sample.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationInternational Conference on Condensed Matter and Applied Physics, ICC 2015
Subtitle of host publicationProceeding of International Conference on Condensed Matter and Applied Physics
EditorsManoj Singh Shekhawat, Sudhir Bhardwaj, Bhuvneshwer Suthar
PublisherAmerican Institute of Physics Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9780735413757
DOIs
StatePublished - 6 May 2016
Externally publishedYes
EventInternational Conference on Condensed Matter and Applied Physics, ICC 2015 - Bikaner, India
Duration: 30 Oct 201531 Oct 2015

Publication series

NameAIP Conference Proceedings
Volume1728
ISSN (Print)0094-243X
ISSN (Electronic)1551-7616

Conference

ConferenceInternational Conference on Condensed Matter and Applied Physics, ICC 2015
Country/TerritoryIndia
CityBikaner
Period30/10/1531/10/15

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