Modulation of electric and magnetic properties in 0.70BiFeO3-0.30BaTi0.9O3 ceramics with controlled oxygen vacancies and Fe2+/Fe3+ ratio

•Concentration of oxygen vacancy and Fe2+/Fe3+ ratio was controlled.•Ferroelectricity was enhanced by the distortion of R phase.•Magnetism and ferroelectricity are contradictory in the method of adjusting p(O2). The physical properties of transition-metal oxides are closely related to defect concent...

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Published in:Materials letters 2024-01, Vol.354, p.135378, Article 135378
Main Authors: Wu, Huantong, Li, Jun, Bai, Han, Zhao, Dongpeng, Zhou, Zhongxiang
Format: Article
Language:English
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BiFeO3-BaTiO3
Defects
Ferroelectrics
Magnetic materials
Oxygen vacancies
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Summary:•Concentration of oxygen vacancy and Fe2+/Fe3+ ratio was controlled.•Ferroelectricity was enhanced by the distortion of R phase.•Magnetism and ferroelectricity are contradictory in the method of adjusting p(O2). The physical properties of transition-metal oxides are closely related to defect concentrations. Herein, the modulation of oxygen vacancies and Fe2+/Fe3+ ratio on the electric and magnetic properties in Ti non-stoichiometry 0.70BiFeO3-0.30BaTi0.9O3 ceramics were investigated systematically. As the concentration of oxygen vacancies decreases, grain size increases and the perovskite unit cell with rhombohedral phase becomes more distorted. The maximum dielectric constant gradually increases and the relaxation factor decreases with decreasing oxygen vacancy concentration. The enhancement of ferroelectricity is consistent with the degree of the distortion of the perovskite lattice, and the reduction of internal bias field comes from the reduction of the defect dipoles in the ceramics. At low oxygen partial pressure, Fe2+ defects are preferred and form the double exchange interaction between Fe2+ and Fe3+ ions, which will enhance the magnetization.
ISSN:0167-577X
1873-4979
DOI:10.1016/j.matlet.2023.135378