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Studies of ferroelectric and magnetic phase transitions in multiferroic PbFe0.5Ta0.5O3–PbTiO3 solid solution ceramics

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Dielectric, X-ray, Mossbauer and magnetization studies of (1 − x)PbFe0.5Ta0.5O3–(x)PbTiO3 ceramics with 0 ≤ x ≤ 0.3 have been carried out to determine the compositional evolution of ferroelectric and magnetic phase transition temperatures. Addition of PbTiO3 to PbFe0.5Ta0.5O3 increases the temperature T m of the dielectric permittivity maximum, decreases both the diffusion of this maximum and its frequency dependence. However, the Curie–Weiss temperature exceeds T m for all the compositions studied, indicating that the phase transition still remains diffused. Dilution of the (Fe, Ta)-sublattice by Ti lowers the Neel temperature T N but above a certain compositional threshold (x ≈ 0.1) fast lowering of T N stops and a new magnetic state stable in a rather wide compositional range appears. Large difference between the zero-field-cooled (ZFC) and FC magnetization–temperature curves as well as between the temperatures of magnetic phase transition determined from Mossbauer and magnetization studies for compositions with x > 0.1 implies that this state is a spin-glass phase.

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This study is partially supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (RFBR) Project 12-08-00887_a and Research Committee of the University of Macau under Research and Development Grant for Chair Professor.

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  1. Faculty of Physics and Research Institute of Physics, Southern Federal University, Stachki Ave. 194, 344090, Rostov-on-Don, Russia

    I. P. Raevski, V. V. Titov, M. A. Malitskaya, S. P. Kubrin, A. V. Blazhevich, S. I. Raevskaya, I. N. Zakharchenko, D. A. Sarychev & S. I. Shevtsova

  2. Kirensky Institute of Physics, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Akademgorodok, 38, 660036, Krasnoyarsk, Russia

    E. V. Eremin

  3. Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Macau, Av. Padre Tomas Pereira, Macao, China

    H. Chen

  4. National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Keelung Road, 43, 106, Taipei, Taiwan

    C.-C. Chou

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Raevski, I.P., Titov, V.V., Malitskaya, M.A. et al. Studies of ferroelectric and magnetic phase transitions in multiferroic PbFe0.5Ta0.5O3–PbTiO3 solid solution ceramics. J Mater Sci 49, 6459–6466 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-014-8376-z

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