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Multiferroic and visible light photocatalytic properties of six-layered perovskite oxide Nd6Ti4Fe2O20

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The layered perovskite-related oxide Nd6Ti4Fe2O20 was prepared by incorporating NdFeO3 in the host Nd2Ti2O7 using floating-zone melting technique. XRD and HRTEM results suggested that the material has a layered structure of n = 6 type. Nd6Ti4Fe2O20 exhibited spin glass-like behavior, and its magnetic behavior was affected by magnetic Nd3+ ions strongly at low temperature. The ferromagnetic and ferroelectric properties were observed by magnetic and PFM measurements at the room temperature. UV–Vis absorption spectroscopy revealed that the compound is a visible light absorbing photocatalyst with a direct band gap of 2.2 eV. In addition, the photocatalytic behaviors of bulk Nd6Ti4Fe2O20 were evaluated by photodegradation of rhodamine B under visible light irradiation.

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We appreciate support for the piezoresponse testing from the USTC center for Micao- and Nanoscale Research and Fabrication, University of Science and Technology of China. This work was financially supported by NSFC and National Basic Research Program of China (Grant Nos. 2012CB922003, 2015CB921201 and 51672003).

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    Xiangyi Cheng, Hongshun Yang, Keqing Ruan & Xiaoliang Xu

  2. Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China

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Cheng, X., Meng, D., Yang, H. et al. Multiferroic and visible light photocatalytic properties of six-layered perovskite oxide Nd6Ti4Fe2O20 . Appl. Phys. A 123, 301 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-017-0933-2

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