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Detailed Investigation of Structural, Morphology, Magnetic, Electical and Optical Properties of the Half-Doped PerovsikteNd0.5Ba0.5FeO3

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The highly crystallized orthoferrite of formula Nd0.5Ba0.5FeO3 (NBFO) was synthesized by the sol-gel method. The phase of our compound and the average particle size were studied using X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) methods. The X-ray diffraction patterns showed that the NBFO sample crystallize in the cubic structure with Pm-3 m space group. The average crystallite size value determined by Williamson-Hall (W-H), Halder–Wagner (H–W) formula and using the method of Debye-Scherer is in the range of 60 nm, 56 nm and 55 nm, respectively. In the other hand, SEM result shows an overall average particle size of about 251 nm. Obviously, the particle sizes observed by SEM are larger than those calculated by XRD, which indicates that each particle observed by SEM consists of several crystallized grains. Moreover, the antiferromagnetic (AFM)–paramagnetic (PM) phase transition has been confirmed by magnetic measurements at 0.05 T applied field. This AFM–PM transition has been observed for the Neel temperature TN = 49 K. Frequency and temperature dependencies of capacitance (C−f/T) and conductance (G−f/T) of the sample were investigated in the frequency and temperature ranges of 40 Hz–100 MHz and 220–400 K, respectively. On the other hand, the optical characteristics of this polycrystalline were analyzed by UV–Vis absorption spectroscopy. By investigating the UV absorption and reflectance measurements, we identify the direct optical band gap close to 4.75 eV, which confirms that our sample is a direct gap semiconductor. In addition, the Urbach energy, the optical extinction coefficient and the refractive index were determined from the absorbance and reflectance measurements. We have also shown that the refractive index n follows the Cauchy law in the area where the absorbance is maximized. On the other hand, the dispersion parameters E0 and Ed of this compound have been calculated based to the Wemple-Didomenico model. Dielectric investigation indicates that the dissipation factor tan δ has a very low value.

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The authors extend their appreciation to the Deputyship for Research and Innovation, Ministry of Education in Saudi Arabia for funding this research work through the project number 2021/01/18109.

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  1. Research Laboratory of Technology, Energy and Innovative Materials, TEMI, Faculty of Sciences of Gafsa, University of Gafsa, 2112 , Gafsa, Tunisia

    Karim Souifi, Omar Rejaiba & Jabeur Khelifi

  2. Higher Institute of Applied Sciences and Technology of Gabes ISSAT, University of Gabes, 6072, Gabes, Tunisia

    Omar Rejaiba & Jabeur Khelifi

  3. Laboratoire de Physique des Matériaux et des Nanomatériaux Appliquée à l’Environnement, Faculté des Sciences de Gabès cité Erriadh, Université de Gabès, 6079, Gabès, Tunisia

    Omayma Amorri & Kamel Khirouni

  4. Faculty of Science and Technology of Sidi Bouzid, University of Kairouan, University Campus Agricultural City, 9100, Sidi Bouzid, Tunisia

    Maria Nasri

  5. Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Alkharj, 11942, Saudi Arabia

    Bandar Alzahrani & Mohamed Lamjed Bouazizi

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Souifi, K., Rejaiba, O., Amorri, O. et al. Detailed Investigation of Structural, Morphology, Magnetic, Electical and Optical Properties of the Half-Doped PerovsikteNd0.5Ba0.5FeO3. J Inorg Organomet Polym 32, 4515–4531 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10904-022-02451-5

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