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Enhanced magnetoelectric effect in heterogeneous multiferroic (x)CuFe2O4 − (1 − x)KNbO3 nanocomposite

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We report on the novel multiferroic (x)CuFe2O4 − (1 − x)KNbO3 (x = 0.2, 0.3, and 0.4) nanocomposite prepared by conventional solid state route. Structural analysis reveals that a perovskite orthorhombic phase corresponding to KNbO3 and cubic spinel phase corresponding to CuFe2O4 were simultaneously present in each nanocomposite. All the nanocomposites reveal a well-saturated robust magnetization in magnetic analysis. Ferroelectric studies show a proportionate increase in remanent polarization for the concentration of copper ferrite in (x)CuFe2O4 − (1 − x) KNbO3 composite. The magnetoelectric coefficient of 0.3 CuFe2O4–0.7 KNbO3 at 120 Oe is 0.19 mV/cm/Oe, which is one order higher in magnitude than the other two nanocomposites.

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Acknowledgements

The authors thank WOS-A for providing financial support. The authors thank Dr. M. S. Ramachander Rao, HOD, Department of Physics, IIT Madras for the P-E loop tracer. Authors acknowledge SAIF, IITM for the vibrating sample magnetometer and STIC, Cochin for the TEM and HRTEM.

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This research work is financially supported by the WOS-A under project No: SR/WOS-A/PS-12/2014(G).

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  1. Department of Physics, B. S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science and Technology, Vandalur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

    P. Komalavalli, I. B. Shameem Banu & S. Sathik Basha

  2. NANO-ElecTronic Centre (NET), Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA\(UiTM), 40450, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia

    M. H. Mamat

  3. Colloids and Materials Chemistry Department, CSIR Institute of Minerals and Materials Technology, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India

    M. Shahid Anwar

  4. Department of UGC-DAE CSR, Kalpakkam Node, IGCAR, Kalpakkam, India

    Shamima Hussain

  5. Department of Physics, Velammal College of Engineering & Technology, Rameswaram High Road Viraganoor, Madurai, India

    R. Rajesh

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Komalavalli, P., Banu, I.B.S., Mamat, M.H. et al. Enhanced magnetoelectric effect in heterogeneous multiferroic (x)CuFe2O4 − (1 − x)KNbO3 nanocomposite. emergent mater. 5, 529–536 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42247-022-00382-y

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