Influence of structural defects on the physical properties of BiFeO3

This work is the first to study the influence of crystallite sizes and structural defects on the crystal structure and physical properties of bismuth ferrite BiFeO 3 (BFO). Rotatable Bridgman anvils were used to generate the structural defects, with the uniaxial pressures ranging from 0.5 to 1 GPa....

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Published in:Applied physics. A, Materials science & processing Materials science & processing, 2022-12, Vol.128 (12), Article 1128
Main Authors: Dmitrenko, Ivan, Abdulvakhidov, Kamaludin, Soldatov, Alexander, Kravtsova, Antonina, Li, Zhengyou, Sirota, Marina, Plyaka, Pavel, Abdulvakhidov, Bashir
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied physics
Bismuth
Bismuth ferrite
Bridgman method
Characterization and Evaluation of Materials
Condensed Matter Physics
Crystal defects
Crystal growth
Crystal lattices
Crystal structure
Crystallites
Machines
Magnetization curves
Manufacturing
Materials science
Nanotechnology
Optical and Electronic Materials
Physical properties
Physics
Physics and Astronomy
Processes
Surfaces and Interfaces
Thin Films
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Summary:This work is the first to study the influence of crystallite sizes and structural defects on the crystal structure and physical properties of bismuth ferrite BiFeO 3 (BFO). Rotatable Bridgman anvils were used to generate the structural defects, with the uniaxial pressures ranging from 0.5 to 1 GPa. According to the X-ray diffraction analysis (XRD), the symmetry space group R3c remains unchanged over the entire pressure range. From the results of the complex impedance spectroscopy, it was found that the relaxation has a non-Debye character and the activation energy increased from 1.48 eV to 2.48 eV for the starting and mechanically activated samples at 1 GPa, respectively. The crystal lattice dynamics were studied by optical and FTIR spectroscopies, and it has been found that E g varied in the range of 2.18–2.33 eV, whereas the force constant showed variation in the range of 2.2–2.4 N/cm, depending on the applied mechanical activation pressure. The magnetization curves M (H) have been described by the law of approach magnetization to saturation (LAS). Also, a possible critical crystallite size of 70 nm has been determined, at which H c and M r reach their maximum values.
ISSN:0947-8396
1432-0630
DOI:10.1007/s00339-022-06271-9