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Improved ferroelectricity and ferromagnetism of Eu-modified BiFeO3–BaTiO3 lead-free multiferroic ceramics

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Multiferroic ceramics of 0.75Bi1−x Eu x FeO3–0.25BaTiO3 + 1 mol% MnO2 were synthesized by a conventional solid state reaction method and the effects of Eu doping on microstructure, ferroelectric, ferromagnetic and piezoelectric properties of the ceramics were investigated. All the ceramics exhibit a pure perovskite structure without any secondary phases. After the addition of Eu3+ ions, the crystal structure of the ceramics is transformed from rhombohedral to tetragonal phase at x = 0.025. The ferroelectricity and ferromagnetism of the ceramics are improved. For the ceramic with x = 0.025, the optimum remanent polarization of 18.3 μC/cm2 and good piezoelectricity of 82 pC/N are obtained. The saturated magnetization M s and remanent magnetism M r of the ceramics are improved by 165 and 141 % with x increasing from 0 to 0.175, respectively.

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This work was supported by the projects of Education Department of Sichuan Province (15ZA0037, 15ZB0032), and Science and Technology Bureau of Sichuan Province (2014JY0040).

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    Mijie Tian, Lin Zhou, Xiao Zou, Qiaoji Zheng, Lingling Luo, Na Jiang & Dunmin Lin

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Tian, M., Zhou, L., Zou, X. et al. Improved ferroelectricity and ferromagnetism of Eu-modified BiFeO3–BaTiO3 lead-free multiferroic ceramics. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 26, 8840–8847 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-015-3564-4

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