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Room-temperature magnetoelectric coupling study of multiferroic (1−x)(0.7BiFeO3-0.3Bi0.5Na0.5TiO3)-xCoFe2O4 ceramics

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A series of (1−x)(0.7BiFeO3-0.3Bi0.5Na0.5TiO3)-xCoFe2O4 ceramics have been synthesized using the sol–gel method. Structural, microstructural, and multiferroic properties of the samples have been investigated. Magnetoelectric coupling has been also measured at room temperature. The structural and microstructural results show that perovskite 0.7BiFeO3-0.3Bi0.5Na0.5TiO3 and spinel CoFe2O4 can coexist in the ceramics without any observable impurities. The ceramics exhibit distinct ferromagnetic characteristics at room temperature. The dielectric constant and dielectric loss have been also studied as the function of frequency and temperature. The temperature dependence of dielectric properties displays a typical relaxor-like behavior at the temperature range of 150–300 °C. Due to magnetoelectric coupling, the dielectric anomaly at about 340 °C and the peak near 510 °C are respectively related to the ferroelectric transition of Bi0.5Na0.5TiO3 and magnetic transition of CoFe2O4. Impedance properties show the segment of arc at room temperature and the nearly perfect semicircle at higher temperature. Both Z′ and Z″ present regular change with the content of CoFe2O4. The room-temperature multiferroic properties of these new ceramics may be suitable for storage device applications.

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Variation of magnetoelectric coupling coefficient αE with the applied magnetic field.

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 11474111). We would like to thank the staff of Analysis Center of HUST for their assistance in various measurements.

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    Wang, L., Zhu, C., Chen, L. et al. Room-temperature magnetoelectric coupling study of multiferroic (1−x)(0.7BiFeO3-0.3Bi0.5Na0.5TiO3)-xCoFe2O4 ceramics. J Sol-Gel Sci Technol 82, 184–192 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10971-016-4296-5

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