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Enhancement of ferroelectric polarization in magnetoelectric coupled manganese ferrite (MnFe2O4)/P(VDF-TrFE) nanocomposite polymer films at room temperature and solar energy (thermal) harvesting using pyroelectric effect of these films

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Functional materials serve not only the specific device requirements but also find utility in diverse applications due to their unique properties. One such functional MnFe2O4/P(VDF-TrFE) nanocomposite was fabricated in free standing films form and it is found that these films exhibit multiferroic characteristics at room temperature. The nanocomposite films demonstrate a strong coupling between electric and magnetic dipoles, resulting in a magnetoelectric coupling voltage coefficient of 156.14 ± 3.12 mV/Oe-cm through a stress–strain transfer mechanism. Additionally, the incorporation of MnFe2O4 nanoparticles into the P(VDF-TrFE) matrix enhances the ferroelectric polarization of the nanocomposite films. Consequently, these films are utilized to explore solar energy (thermal) harvesting through their pyroelectric properties. Remarkably, these nanocomposite films achieve an output power of 2.66 ± 0.01 nW/cm2 when converting solar energy to electric energy with a 10 GΩ load resistance. Therefore, the MnFe2O4/P(VDF-TrFE) nanocomposite films, acting as true smart materials, hold potential not only for ME coupling devices but also for solar energy (thermal) harvesting applications.

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Acknowledgements

Authors thankfully acknowledge RRCAT (Indore) and HBNI, Mumbai (Sanction No. DAE/LBAD/5401-00-206-83-00-52) for financial support. The authors are thankful to Shri Prem Kumar for XRD measurement and Mrs. Rashmi Singh for FESEM. Dr. Aasiya Shaikh is acknowledged for her help in FTIR measurement. One of the authors, is greatly thankful to Dr. Shilpa Tripathi, Md. Akhlak Alam and Mrs. Babita Vinayak Salaskar for XANES data analysis.

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This work was supported by RRCAT (Indore) and HBNI, Mumbai (Grant No. DAE/LBAD/5401-00-206-83-00-52, LT830006). Dr. S. K. Majumder has received the grant.

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  1. Laser Biomedical Applications Division, Raja Ramanna Centre for Advanced Technology, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, 452013, India

    Sonali Pradhan, Pratik Deshmukh, Srinibas Satapathy & Shovan Kumar Majumder

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    Sonali Pradhan, Pratik Deshmukh, Shambhu Nath Jha, Srinibas Satapathy & Shovan Kumar Majumder

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SP: Experiments, data collections, draft preparations, design. PD: Experiments and discussion. SNJ: XANES experiments at beam line of Indus-2, discussion. SS: Study conception, experiments, draft preparation, discussion. SKM: Fund arrangement and discussion. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Pradhan, S., Deshmukh, P., Jha, S.N. et al. Enhancement of ferroelectric polarization in magnetoelectric coupled manganese ferrite (MnFe2O4)/P(VDF-TrFE) nanocomposite polymer films at room temperature and solar energy (thermal) harvesting using pyroelectric effect of these films. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 34, 1624 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-023-11032-2

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