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Unraveling the structural, dielectric, magnetodielectric, multiferroic, and magnetic properties of (1 − x)LiNbO3–xLa0.9Na0.1MnO3 (x = 0.1, 0.2, and 0.3) nanocomposite materials

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Multiferroic composites offer promising prospects for low-power multifunctional devices. Here, we report the structural, electrical, dielectric, magnetic, and magnetodielectric properties of the multiferroic composite material (1 − x)LiNbO3–xLa0.9Na0.1MnO3 (where x = 0.1, 0.2, and 0.3). Ferroelectric and magnetic phases were synthesized using citrate gel method and the conventional solid-state reaction method was used for the preparation of multiferroic composite material with different mixing percentage values of x. X-ray diffraction was used to confirm the crystalline purity and the crystal structure of the material. The microstructural and elemental composition analyses were done by FE-SEM, X-ray photon spectroscopic (XPS), and EDAX techniques. Dielectric studies and impedance analysis imply the dynamic behavior of charge carriers inside the composites. The maximum value of dielectric constant (5000) was obtained at x = 0.3 for xLa0.9Na0.1MnO3 phase. From impedance analysis method, the equivalent circuit of (1 − x)LiNbO3–xLa0.9Na0.1MnO3 (where x = 0.1, 0.2, and 0.3) composite was found out. The P–E hysteresis loop reveals the ferroelectric nature of the composite. Sample with x = 0.1 of xLa0.9Na0.1MnO3 phase gives the highest values for maximum polarization and remnant polarization. The enhanced magnetic properties of the composite material were substantiated with M–H hysteresis loop measurements. The magnetodielectric and magnetoelectric coupling measurements revealed the presence of ferroelectric and ferromagnetic coupling nature of the composite material. From all these analyses, the multiferroic composites with the composition x = 0.3(La0.9Na0.1MnO3) yields the maximum ferroelectric and magnetic coupling behavior. So, this composite material has wide applications in multifunctional nano devices.

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The authors would like to acknowledge the University of Kerala for providing financial assistance through University Junior Research Fellowship. Authors fully acknowledge CLIF Karyavattam, UGC-DAE Consortium for Scientific Research Indore, School of Pure and Applied Physics and IIUCNN, MG University, Kottayam, Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, University of Kashan Iran for providing various instrumentation facilities and we would also like to thank Sashank. S and Jisty Ann Jiji, Marian College Kuttikanam for their valuable help for some characterization part of the work.

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RKV: conceptualization, methodology, writing part of original manuscript. AA: joint experimental execution, methodology. MM: joint experimental execution, methodology. VSV: joint experimental execution, methodology. NK: resources. JC: methodology, writing part of original manuscript, support. SS: supervision, support, reviewing and editing. The final manuscript was read and approved by all authors.

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Veena, R.K., Anand, A., Manjula devi, M. et al. Unraveling the structural, dielectric, magnetodielectric, multiferroic, and magnetic properties of (1 − x)LiNbO3–xLa0.9Na0.1MnO3 (x = 0.1, 0.2, and 0.3) nanocomposite materials. Appl. Phys. A 129, 598 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-023-06864-y

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