Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Effect of co-doping on the optical, magnetic and photocatalytic properties of the Gd modified BiFeO3

  • Published:
Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

Gd doped, and (Gd, Sm), (Gd, La) co-doped BiFeO3 particles are synthesized by solvothermal method. XRD pattern analysis confirms rhombohedral structure of all the samples. Absorbance spectra reveal bands corresponding to charge transfer of Bi–O, and Fe–O and Fe d–d transitions. The band gap of the co-doped BiFeO3 samples is found to be less than Gd-doped sample. Photoluminescence spectra of all the samples show transition peaks in the visible region upon excitation at 325 and 365 nm. The magnetization increases for the co-doped samples and Sm co-doped sample exhibits an enhanced coercivity. Photocatalytic tests are carried out at room temperature for the degradation of methylene blue dye in the presence of catalyst and H2O2 at pH value 2.24. Sm co-doped sample shows better photocatalytic activity compared to La co-doped sample. The main species for the degradation of dye is found by introducing the scavengers in the reaction. The possible reaction mechanism for the degradation of methylene blue is explained.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Fig. 1
Fig. 2
Fig. 3
Fig. 4
Fig. 5
Fig. 6
Fig. 7

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. S. Li, Y.-H. Lin, B.-P. Zhang, Y. Wang, C.-W. Nan, J. Phys. Chem. C 114, 2903 (2010)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  2. S.M. Wu, S.A. Cybart, P. Yu, M.D. Rossell, J.X. Zhang, R. Ramesh, R.C. Dynes, Nat. Mater. 9, 756 (2010)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  3. C.S. Tu, C.-M. Hung, Z.-R. Xu, V.H. Schmidt, Y. Ting, R.R. Chien, Y.-T. Peng, J. Anthoninappen, J. Appl. Phys. 114, 124105 (2013)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  4. S.H. Baek, H.W. Jang, C.M. Folkman, Y.L. Li, B. Winchester, J.X. Zhang, Q. He, Y.H. Chu, C.T. Nelson, M.S. Rzchowski, X.Q. Pan, R. Ramesh, L.Q. Chen, C.B. Eom, Nat. Mater. 9, 309 (2010)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  5. L.H. Oliveira, E.C. Paris, W. Avansi, M.A. Ramirez, V.R. Mastelaro, E. Longo, J.A. Varela, J. Am. Ceram. Soc. 96, 209 (2013)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  6. B.S. Soram, B.S. Ngangom, H.B. Sharma, Thin Solid Films 524, 57 (2012)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  7. K. Prashanthi, G. Thakur, T. Thundat, Surf. Sci. 606, L83 (2012)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  8. S.K. Mandal, T. Rakshit, S.K. Ray, S.K. Mishra, P.S.R. Krishna, C. Amreesh, J. Phys. Condens. Matter 25, 055303 (2013)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  9. R. Guo, L. Fang, W. Dong, F. Zheng, M. Shen, J. Phys. Chem. C 114, 21390 (2010)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  10. G.-Q. Tan, Y.-Q. Zheng, H.-Y. Miao, A. Xia, H.-J. Ren, J. Am. Ceram. Soc. 95, 280 (2012)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  11. T. Soltani, M.H. Entezari, J. Mol. Catal. A Chem. 377, 197 (2013)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  12. Y. Lv, J. Xing, C. Zhao, D. Chen, J. Dong, H. Hao, X. Wu, Z. Zheng, J. Mater. Sci. Mater. Electron. 26, 1525 (2015)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  13. Y.-N. Feng, H.-C. Wang, Y.-D. Luo, Y. Shen, Y.-H. Lin, J. Appl. Phys. 113, 146101 (2013)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  14. B. Wang, S. Wang, L. Gong, Z. Zhou, Ceram. Int. 38, 6643 (2012)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  15. P.R. Vanga, R.V. Mangalaraja, N.V. Giridharan, M. Ashok, Mater. Lett. 143, 230 (2015)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  16. M.M. Shirolkar, C. Hao, X. Dong, T. Guo, L. Zhang, M. Li, H. Wang, Nanoscale 6, 4735 (2014)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  17. C.-H. Yang, D. Kan, I. Takeuchi, V. Nagarajan, Seidel. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 14, 15953 (2012)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  18. J.W. Lin, T. Tite, Y.H. Tang, C.S. Lue, Y.M. Chang, J.G. Lin, J. Appl. Phys. 111, 07D910 (2012)

    Google Scholar 

  19. B.D. Cullity, Elements of X-ray Diffraction (Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Massachusetts, 1978), p. 459

    Google Scholar 

  20. A.P.B. Selvadurai, V. Pazhanivelu, R. Murugaraj, J. Supercond. Nov. Magn. 27, 839 (2014)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  21. A.E. Morales, E.S. Mora, U. Pal, Revista Mexicana de Fisica S 53, 18 (2007)

    Google Scholar 

  22. D. Wang, L. Guo, Y. Zhen, L. Yue, G. Xue, F. Fu, J. Mater. Chem. A 2, 11716 (2014)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  23. X. Chen, H. Zhang, T. Wang, F. Wang, W. Shi, Phys. Status Solidi A 209, 1456 (2012)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  24. N. Miriyala, K. Prashanthi, T. Thundat, Phys. Status Solidi Rapid Res. Lett. 7, 668 (2013)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  25. A.J. Hauser, J. Zhang, L. Mier, R.A. Ricciardo, P.M. Woodward, T.L. Gustafson, L.J. Brillson, F.Y. Yang, Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 222901 (2008)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  26. T.-J. Park, G.C. Papaefthymiou, A.J. Viescas, A.R. Moodenbaugh, S.S. Wong, Nano Lett. 7, 766 (2007)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  27. J. Zhao, S. Liu, W. Zhang, Z. Liu, Z. Liu, J. Nanopart. Res. 15, 1 (2013)

    Google Scholar 

  28. S. Mandal, T. Nath, D. Karmakar, Philos. Mag. 88, 265 (2008)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  29. K. Chakrabarti, K. Das, B. Sarkar, S. Ghosh, S.K. De, G. Sinha, J. Lahtinen, Appl. Phys. Lett. 101, 042401 (2012)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  30. G.S. Arya, N.S. Negi, J. Phys. D Appl. Phys. 46, 095004 (2013)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  31. Y. Zhang, N. Zhang, Z.-R. Tang, Y.-J. Xu, Chem. Sci. 4, 1820 (2013)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  32. Q. Xiang, D. Lang, T. Shen, F. Liu, Appl. Catal. B Environ. 162, 196 (2015)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  33. F. Chen, W. Ma, J. He, J. Zhao, J. Phys. Chem. A 106, 9485 (2002)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  34. F. Chen, J. He, J. Zhao, J.C. Yu, New J. Chem. 26, 336 (2002)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  35. K. Wu, Y. Xie, J. Zhao, H. Hidaka, J. Mol. Catal. A Chem. 144, 77 (1999)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  36. I.K. Konstantinou, T.A. Albanis, Appl. Catal. B Environ. 49, 1 (2004)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  37. C.C. Wong, W. Chu, Chemosphere 50, 981 (2003)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  38. J. An, L. Zhu, Y. Zhang, H. Tang, J. Environ. Sci. 25, 1213 (2013)

    Article  Google Scholar 

Download references

Acknowledgments

The authors acknowledge DST, Government of India for VSM under FIST programme (SR/FST/PSI-117/2007) sanctioned to the Physics Department, NIT Tiruchirappalli.

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Physics, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, 620 015, India

    Pradeep Reddy Vanga & M. Ashok

  2. Department of Materials Engineering, University of Concepcion, Concepcion, Chile

    R. V. Mangalaraja

Authors
  1. Pradeep Reddy Vanga
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. R. V. Mangalaraja
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. M. Ashok
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to M. Ashok.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this article

Vanga, P.R., Mangalaraja, R.V. & Ashok, M. Effect of co-doping on the optical, magnetic and photocatalytic properties of the Gd modified BiFeO3 . J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 27, 5699–5706 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-016-4481-x

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-016-4481-x

Keywords

Search

Navigation