Enhanced ferroelectric, magnetic and magnetoelectric properties of Bi1-xCaxFe1-xTixO3 solid solutions

abstract

We report on the enhanced electromechanical, magnetic and magnetoelectric properties of Bi1-xCaxFe1-xTixO3 solid solutions. The crystal structure of the x approximate to 0.25 compounds are close to the rhombohedral-orthorhombic phase boundary, and the solid solutions are characterized by increased electromechanical properties due to the polarization extension near the polar-nonpolar border. The homogenous weakly ferromagnetic state is established at x > 0.15 doping. The chemical doping shifts the magnetic transition close to room temperature, thus enlarging the magnetic susceptibility of the compounds. The solid solutions at the morphotropic phase boundary exhibit a nearly twofold increase in piezoelectric response, whereas the magnetoelectric coupling shows five times enhancement in comparison with the parent bismuth ferrite. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

keywords

BISMUTH FERRITE; PHASE-TRANSITIONS; ROOM-TEMPERATURE; BIFEO3; MULTIFERROICS; SUBSTITUTION; CRYSTALS

subject category

Physics

authors

Karpinsky, DV; Troyanchuk, IO; Vidal, JV; Sobolev, NA; Kholkin, AL

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acknowledgements

This work was supported by FCT/FSE grant SFRH-BPD-42506-2007. J.V.V. acknowledges an I3N Scientific Integration grant.

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