Ferromagnetic-like behavior of Bi0.9La0.1FeO3-KBr nanocomposites

We studied magnetostatic response of the Bi0.9La0.1FeO3-KBr composites (BLFO-KBr) consisting of nanosized (about 100 nm) ferrite Bi0.9La0.1FeO3 (BLFO) conjugated with fine grinded ionic conducting KBr. When the fraction of KBr is rather small (less than 15 wt percent) the magnetic response of the co...

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Published in:arXiv.org 2019-01
Main Authors: Karpinsky, Dmitry V, Fesenko, Olena M, Silibin, Maxim V, Dubkov, Sergei V, Chaika, Mykola, Yaremkevich, Andriy, Lukowiak, Anna, Gerasymchuk, Yuriy, Strek, Wieslaw, Pakalniskis, Andrius, Skaudzius, Ramunas, Kareiva, Aivaras, Fomichov, Yevhen M, Shvartsman, Vladimir V, Kalinin, Sergei V, Morozovsky, Nicholas V, Morozovska, Anna N
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Language:English
Subjects:
Antiferromagnetism
Coercivity
Conduction
Conductors
Dependence
Ferromagnetism
Hysteresis loops
Magnetism
Magnetization
Nanocomposites
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Summary:We studied magnetostatic response of the Bi0.9La0.1FeO3-KBr composites (BLFO-KBr) consisting of nanosized (about 100 nm) ferrite Bi0.9La0.1FeO3 (BLFO) conjugated with fine grinded ionic conducting KBr. When the fraction of KBr is rather small (less than 15 wt percent) the magnetic response of the composite is very weak and similar to that observed for the BLFO (pure KBr matrix without Bi1-xLaxFeO3 has no magnetic response as anticipated). However, when the fraction of KBr increases above 15percent, the magnetic response of the composite changes substantially and the field dependence of magnetization reveals ferromagnetic-like hysteresis loop with a remanent magnetization about 0.14 emu/g and coercive field about 1.8 Tesla (at room temperature). Nothing similar to the ferromagnetic-like hysteresis loop can be observed in BLFO ceramics, which magnetization quasi linearly increases with magnetic field. Different physical mechanisms were considered to explain the unusual experimental results for BLFO-KBr nanocomposites, but only those among them, which are highly sensitive to the interaction of antiferromagnetic Bi0.9La0.1FeO3 with ionic conductor KBr, can be relevant. An appropriate mechanism turned out to be ferro-magneto-ionic coupling.
ISSN:2331-8422