Magnetic characteristics of nanocrystalline multiferroic BiFeO3 at low temperatures
Title | Magnetic characteristics of nanocrystalline multiferroic BiFeO3 at low temperatures |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2009 |
Authors | Vijayanand, S, Mahajan, MB, Potdar, HS, Joy, PAlias |
Journal | Physical Review B |
Volume | 80 |
Issue | 6 |
Pagination | 064423 |
Date Published | AUG |
ISSN | 1098-0121 |
Keywords | bismuth compounds, coercive force, crystallites, magnetic domains, magnetic transitions, Multiferroics, Nanostructured materials, Raman spectra, remanence |
Abstract | The magnetic characteristics of nanocrystalline BiFeO3 with average crystallite sizes of similar to 50 and similar to 100 nm are evaluated by studying the temperature and field dependence of magnetization at low temperatures. Different properties such as magnetization, coercivity, and remanence show evidence for changes in the magnetic properties associated with the phase transitions at low temperatures, reported from Raman studies. Detailed field-cooled and zero-field-cooled magnetization measurements show that the likely origin of the changes in the magnetic characteristics is from the changes in the domain structure. |
DOI | 10.1103/PhysRevB.80.064423 |
Type of Journal (Indian or Foreign) | Foreign |
Impact Factor (IF) | 3.772 |
Divison category:
Physical and Materials Chemistry