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Preparation of multiferroic lead iron niobate thin film with low crystallization temperature via sol–gel method using monoethanolamine

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This study reports the synthesis of a multiferroic lead iron niobate (PbFe1/2Nb1/2O3, PFN) thin film with a low crystallization temperature using monoethanolamine (MEA) as a chelating agent via a sol–gel method. The results revealed that the presence of MEA led the Nb precursor to react at ~ 150 °C instead of 325–350 °C, thus indicating that the Nb precursor reacted first with the Fe precursor rather than the Pb precursor. Furthermore, X-ray diffraction patterns revealed that the addition of MEA allowed the PFN thin films to be sintered as a single phase at low temperatures (~500 °C), while this can be only achieved at temperatures above 800 °C in the absence of MEA. The scanning electron microscope images revealed that the obtained PFN thin film was uniformly coated on the SiO2/Si substrate both in the absence and presence of MEA. Consequently, the presence of MEA can broaden the application scope of PFN thin films in photovoltaic devices.

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This research was supported by the Leading Foreign Research Institute Recruitment Program (No. 2017K1A4A3015437) through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by Ministry of Science and ICT and the Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute (KERI) Primary research program (No. 22A01007) through the National Research Council of Science and Technology (NST) funded by the Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT).

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    Young-Jin Lee, Ji-Hun Park, Jae-Hyeon Cho & Wook Jo

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    Uwe Rau & Kaining Ding

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Lee, YJ., Park, JH., Cho, JH. et al. Preparation of multiferroic lead iron niobate thin film with low crystallization temperature via sol–gel method using monoethanolamine. J. Korean Ceram. Soc. 60, 840–844 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s43207-023-00301-9

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