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Ferroelectric and Ferromagnetic Properties in Flexible (Gd, Mn) Co-doping BiFeO3 Thin Film

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Flexible thin film with both good ferroelectric and ferromagnetic properties has more extensive applications in the field of flexible and/or wearable devices and sensors. In this experiment, the flexible Bi0.9Gd0.1Fe0.98Mn0.02O3 (BGFMO) thin film is successfully deposited on fluorophlogopite (F-Mica) single-crystalline substrate by sol–gel method. The flexible BGFMO thin film exhibits a rhombohedrally distorted perovskite structure, uniform grain size, and a relatively smooth surface. It has good ferroelectricity, with a remnant polarization (Pr) value of 74.88 μC/cm2 and ferromagnetism with anisotropic saturation magnetization (in-plane saturation magnetization of about 32.00 emu/cm3, out-of-plane saturation magnetization of about 29.80 emu/cm3). The flexible thin film can maintain good ferroelectric properties at different frequencies and temperatures, and the ferroelectric properties can be adjusted by mechanical bending. Therefore, the flexible BGFMO thin film with excellent ferroelectric and ferromagnetic properties has great application potential in flexible electronic devices.

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 52002235 and 52002236). It was also partially supported by Doctoral Scientific Research Startup Foundation of Shaanxi University of Science and Technology (No. 2019BJ-30).

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    Wenlong Liu, Shuxian Liu, Di Li, Jin Zong, Qibin Yuan & Dinghan Liu

  2. School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi’an, 710021, China

    Guoqiang Tan & Ao Xia

  3. School of Arts and Sciences, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi’an, 710021, Shaanxi, China

    Huijun Ren

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Wenlong Liu: and Shuxian Liu wrote the main manuscript text. Di Li prepared figures 1-3. Jin Zong prepared figures 5-6. Guoqiang Tan reviewed the manuscript. Qibin Yuan prepared figure 4. Dinghan Liu provided support in data processing. Ao Xia prepared figure 7. Huijun Ren reviewed the manuscript. All authors reviewed the manuscript.

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Liu, W., Liu, S., Li, D. et al. Ferroelectric and Ferromagnetic Properties in Flexible (Gd, Mn) Co-doping BiFeO3 Thin Film. J Supercond Nov Magn 37, 799–806 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10948-024-06723-8

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