Effect of the incorporation of BiFeO3 on the structural, electrical and magnetic properties of the lead-free Bi0.5Na0.5TiO3

Wolfgang Zúñiga-Mera; Sonia Gaona Jurado; Alejandra Isabel Guerrero Duymovic; Claudia Fernanda Villaquirán Raigoza; José Eduardo García; Wolfgang Zúñiga-Mera; Sonia Gaona Jurado; Alejandra Isabel Guerrero Duymovic; Claudia Fernanda Villaquirán Raigoza; José Eduardo García

doi:10.3934/matersci.2021048

AIMS Materials Science

2021, Volume 8, Issue 5: 792-808. doi: 10.3934/matersci.2021048

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Effect of the incorporation of BiFeO₃ on the structural, electrical and magnetic properties of the lead-free Bi_0.5Na_0.5TiO₃

Wolfgang Zúñiga-Mera ¹,
Sonia Gaona Jurado ¹,
Alejandra Isabel Guerrero Duymovic ¹,
Claudia Fernanda Villaquirán Raigoza ^{1
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José Eduardo García ²

1.
Department of Physics, Science and Technology of Ceramic Materials Group (CYTEMAC), University of Cauca, Popayan, Colombia
2.
Department of Applied Physics, Polytechnic University of Catalunya, c/Jordi Girona 1-3, B4, 08034, Barcelona, Spain

Received: 07 September 2021 Accepted: 26 October 2021 Published: 05 November 2021

Powders of the system (1–x)Bi_0.5Na_0.5TiO₃–xBiFeO₃ (x = 0, 0.02, 0.08, 0.10) are synthesized by the combustion reaction method. The crystal structure and the particle size of Bi_0.5Na_0.5TiO₃ are modified by the incorporation of BiFeO₃, as can be seen from the infrared spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction results. The inclusion of iron and the increase in the molar percentage of bismuth in the BNT matrix generate new bonds with a different force constant. The structural analysis showed that the addition of BFO to the BNT does not induce any structural phase transition, preserving the rhombohedral symmetry of the Bi_0.5Na_0.5TiO₃ system. The electrical measurements show that the incorporation of iron increases the conductivity of the system generated by an increase in the concentration of oxygen vacancies; alternatively, the addition of 10% of BiFeO₃ generates ferrimagnetic behavior reflected in the magnetic hysteresis curves obtained at room temperature.
- combustion reaction,
- BNT,
- BFO,
- X-ray diffraction,
- W–H analysis,
- ferrimagnetism
Citation: Wolfgang Zúñiga-Mera, Sonia Gaona Jurado, Alejandra Isabel Guerrero Duymovic, Claudia Fernanda Villaquirán Raigoza, José Eduardo García. Effect of the incorporation of BiFeO3 on the structural, electrical and magnetic properties of the lead-free Bi0.5Na0.5TiO3[J]. AIMS Materials Science, 2021, 8(5): 792-808. doi: 10.3934/matersci.2021048

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Powders of the system (1–x)Bi_0.5Na_0.5TiO₃–xBiFeO₃ (x = 0, 0.02, 0.08, 0.10) are synthesized by the combustion reaction method. The crystal structure and the particle size of Bi_0.5Na_0.5TiO₃ are modified by the incorporation of BiFeO₃, as can be seen from the infrared spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction results. The inclusion of iron and the increase in the molar percentage of bismuth in the BNT matrix generate new bonds with a different force constant. The structural analysis showed that the addition of BFO to the BNT does not induce any structural phase transition, preserving the rhombohedral symmetry of the Bi_0.5Na_0.5TiO₃ system. The electrical measurements show that the incorporation of iron increases the conductivity of the system generated by an increase in the concentration of oxygen vacancies; alternatively, the addition of 10% of BiFeO₃ generates ferrimagnetic behavior reflected in the magnetic hysteresis curves obtained at room temperature.

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