Phase relations in the Fe-Bi-O system under hydrothermal conditions
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Abstract
The phases appearing during a hydrothermal reaction in the Fe-Bi-O system were investigated, with the aim to optimize the conditions for the syntheses of nanostructured bismuth ferrite. BiFeO3 is a multiferroic material; hence it is ferroelectric and antiferromagnetic at room temperature [1]. Since the spins in this material take the form of a long-wavelength (62 nm) the spiral linear magnetoelectric effect averages to zero. One of the ways to recover this linear effect is with thin-film epitaxial constraints. Thus, we expect the same effects in nanostructured BiFeO3.
Keywords
hydrothermal synthesis bismuth ferrite hematite goethite bismuth oxideReferences
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