Improved magnetization and reduced leakage current in Sm and Sc co-substituted BiFeO3

T, Durga Rao and Kandula, Kumara Raja and Kumar, Abhinav and Asthana, Saket (2018) Improved magnetization and reduced leakage current in Sm and Sc co-substituted BiFeO3. Journal of Applied Physics, 123 (24). p. 244104. ISSN 0021-8979

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Abstract

BiFeO3 (BFO) and Bi0.85Sm0.15Fe0.90Sc0.10O3 (BSFSO) ceramics were synthesized by conventional solid state route. X-ray diffraction measurements revealed that an orthorhombic Pnma structure evolved with a phase fraction of 84% in the rhombohedral R3c structure of BFO upon the substitution of Sm and Sc. The changes in the intensity and the frequency of Raman modes also corroborated the structural transformation in the BSFSO compound. A decrease in grain size, reduction in porosity, and improved density were observed in the BSFSO compound. An enhanced remanent magnetization of 0.2 emu/g and coercive field of 6.2 kOe were observed, which were attributed to the structural change as well as the destruction of the spin structure with the substitution. Impedance and leakage current measurements revealed that the insulating character of BFO was improved with the substitution of Sm and Sc in BFO and was explained based on the bond enthalpy concept. The enhanced magnetic properties along with the improved insulating character of BSFSO compound will be suitable for device applications.

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