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Influence of Thickness on the Structural, Optical and Magnetic Properties of Bismuth Ferrite Thin Films

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In this paper, the effect of thickness on the structural, optical, and magnetic properties of the BiFeO3 (BFO) thin films formed on a glass substrate by the chemical solution deposition has been studied. The sol-gel method combined by the spin-coating technique is used to fabricate BFO thin films. The XRD analysis indicated that BFO thin films had a rhombohedral perovskite structure. Polycrystallinity, smooth and compact surface morphology, and uniform size distribution, as well as average thickness of layers, were observed in FESEM images. UV-vis spectra showed that the absorption coefficient and energy bandgap increased by increasing the thickness of films. VSM measurements indicated that the thin films showed a behavior between weak ferromagnetic and anti-ferromagnetism for all samples.

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    Hamed Maleki, Shahrzad Falahatnezhad & Majid Taraz

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Maleki, H., Falahatnezhad, S. & Taraz, M. Influence of Thickness on the Structural, Optical and Magnetic Properties of Bismuth Ferrite Thin Films. J Supercond Nov Magn 31, 3217–3222 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10948-018-4584-0

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