abstract
Single phase Bi0.7La0.3FeO3 ceramic samples were successfully synthesized by sol-gel combustion and co-precipitation methods, performing a final sintering at 820-870 degrees C from 10 up to 180 min. Rietveld refinements of the XRD data detected small satellite peaks that were successfully indexed by an incommensurated modulated structure model. Lanthanum doping improves magnetic response, reduces the leakage current and dielectric losses. The piezoelectric coefficient was reported for the first time in the Bi0.7La0.3FeO3 composition. (C) 2012 Elsevier B. V. All rights reserved.
keywords
BIFEO3 CERAMICS; CRYSTAL-STRUCTURE; MAGNETIC-PROPERTIES; PHASE-TRANSITION; BISMUTH FERRITE; RARE-EARTH; LA; FERROMAGNETISM; NANOPARTICLES; POLARIZATION
subject category
Chemistry; Materials Science; Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering
authors
Carvalho, TT; Fernandes, JRA; de la Cruz, JP; Vidal, JV; Sobolev, NA; Figueiras, F; Das, S; Amaral, VS; Almeida, A; Moreira, JA; Tavares, PB
our authors
Groups
G2 - Photonic, Electronic and Magnetic Materials
G6 - Virtual Materials and Artificial Intelligence
Projects
MULTIFOX: Nanometric Probing and Modification of Multiferroic Oxides (PTDC/FIS/105416/2008)
acknowledgements
This work was supported by the Fundacao para a Ciencia e Tecnologia (FCT) of Portugal through projects PTDC/CTM/99415/2008, PTDC/FIS/105416/2008, CERN/FP/109357/2009, CERN/FP/116320/2010 and CQVR/PEst-C/QUI/UI0616/2011. T. T. Carvalho also acknowledges the FCT for the PhD grant (SFRH/BD/41331/2007).