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Investigation on optical and magnetic properties of BiFeO3–SmFeO3 solid solution

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In this communication, the preliminary structural analysis, high-resolution Raman spectra, optical band gap, and magnetization have been studied in polycrystalline sample of (BiFeO3)1-x(SmFeO3)x (BFO–SFO); (with x = 0.0, 0.1, 0.2, and 0.3) ceramics. The X-ray structural analysis confirmed the formation of single phase with rhombohedrally distorted perovskite structure of the materials. The crystallite size of the materials decreases with increasing SmFeO3 contents in BiFeO3. Raman spectroscopy indicates 13 active phonon modes corresponding to (BiFeO3) rhombohedrally distorted R3c structure. The band gap of the studied materials decreases from 2.27 to 2.02 eV which may be due to the restructuring of molecular orbitals. The photocatalytic behavior of the materials is improved as a result of these findings. Substitution with SmFeO3 on BiFeO3 will enhance the ferromagnetic properties of the materials.

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The authors are thankful to Dr. Bhagaban Kishan of Utkal University, Bhubaneswar for providing XRD, UV–Visible spectroscopy facilities and NIT Rourkela for providing instrument facility.

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CR: Data collection, analysis, experiment, interpretation of the results and writing the manuscript. SP: Supervision, reviewing, interpretation of results, resources and editing of the manuscript. DP: Methodology, interpretation of results. The entire creator participated in the analysis to depict the experimental conclusion.

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Rout, C., Pattanayak, S. & Pattanayak, D. Investigation on optical and magnetic properties of BiFeO3–SmFeO3 solid solution. Appl. Phys. A 130, 165 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-024-07307-y

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