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Effects of Ion-Doping at A Site and B Site on Structure and Magnetic Properties of BiFeO3 Nanoparticles

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Multiferroic BiFeO3 and 10% La/Mn-doped BiFeO3 powder samples were synthesized by conventional hydrothermal method to study the substitution at different sites driven by structural transformation and magnetic property in BiFeO3. Room-temperature X-ray diffraction (XRD) patterns identified the rhombohedral R3c symmetry for all samples and further confirmed by the Bi-L3 edge and Fe-K edge X-ray absorption fine structure (XAFS) spectra. However, a nanoscale phase transition from R3c structure to orthorhombic symmetry was revealed by the La-L3 edge XAFS. In contrast, the Mn-doped BiFeO3 remained R3c crystal structure. Besides, the variation of magnetism due to A-site and B-site substitution in BiFeO3 was observed in the magnetic hysteresis loops.

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Wang, Y. Effects of Ion-Doping at A Site and B Site on Structure and Magnetic Properties of BiFeO3 Nanoparticles. J Supercond Nov Magn 35, 3565–3571 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10948-022-06383-6

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