Larger polarization and weak ferromagnetism in quenched BiFeO3 ceramics with a distorted rhombohedral crystal structure

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 87, Issue 26, 2005, Pages 1-3

  Zhang, S T ^a   Lu, M H ^a   Wu, D ^a   Chen, Y F ^a   Ming, N B ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BISMUTH COMPOUNDS; CERAMIC MATERIALS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; HYSTERESIS; IRON; LIGHT POLARIZATION; MAGNETIC PROPERTIES; MAGNETIZATION; OXYGEN; QUENCHING; REMANENCE; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

BIFE O3 CERAMICS; RHOMBOHEDRAL PHASE; SOLID STATE REACTIONS; STRUCTURE PARAMETERS;

FERROMAGNETISM;

EID: 29744442532     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2147719     Document Type: Article

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