Sol-gel derived multiferroic BiFeO3 ceramics with large polarization and weak ferromagnetism

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 89, Issue 9, 2006, Pages

  Chen, F ^a   Zhang, Q F ^a   Li, J H ^a   Qi, Y J ^a   Lu, C J ^a   Chen, X B ^b   Ren, X M ^c   Zhao, Y ^c  

^a HUBEI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b YANGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c SOUTHWEST JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BISMUTH COMPOUNDS; CURRENT DENSITY; FERROMAGNETISM; MAGNETIC HYSTERESIS; MAGNETIZATION; PEROVSKITE; SINTERING; SOL-GELS;

CONDUCTION MECHANISM; FERROELECTRIC HYSTERESIS; LEAKAGE CURRENT DENSITY; REMANENT POLARIZATION;

FERROELECTRIC CERAMICS;

EID: 33748284641     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2345603     Document Type: Article

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