Domain switching in spray pyrolysis-deposited nano-crystalline BiFeO sub(3) films

Single-phase nano-scale BiFeO sub(3) (BFO) films have been prepared under a controlled substrate temperature by a simple spray pyrolysis method. Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy results indicate that single-phase BFO is deposited at low temperature. A magnetoelectric coupling to the anti-ferr...

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Published in:Physica scripta 2012-12, Vol.86 (6), p.1-4
Main Authors: Reddy, V Annapu, Pathak, N P, Nath, R
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Coercive force
Deposition
Electric fields
Fatigue (materials)
Ferroelectric domains
Nanostructure
Sprays
Switching
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Summary:Single-phase nano-scale BiFeO sub(3) (BFO) films have been prepared under a controlled substrate temperature by a simple spray pyrolysis method. Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy results indicate that single-phase BFO is deposited at low temperature. A magnetoelectric coupling to the anti-ferromagnetic and [alpha]-[beta] phase transitions was observed at 350.2 and 832.8 [degrees]C, respectively. The capacitance-voltage (C-V) curves exhibit two coercive fields corresponding to ferroelastic (71[degrees] and 109[degrees]) and ferroelectric (180[degrees]) domains. Ferroelectric domain switching is dominant at lower electric fields. A non-volatile domain switching in the BFO films can prevent domain wall pinning and can enhance fatigue behavior in the films.
ISSN:0031-8949
1402-4896
DOI:10.1088/0031-8949/86/06/065701