Sol-gel derived nanocrystalline multiferroic BiFeO 3 and R 3 (R=Er and Tm) doped therein: Magnetic phase transitions and enhancement of magnetic properties

Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials

Volumn 324, Issue 24, 2012, Pages 4209-4218

  Acharya, S ^a   Sutradhar, S ^a   Mandal, J ^a   Mukhopadhyay, K ^a   Deb, A K ^b   Chakrabarti, P K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BURDWAN   (India)

^b RAIGANJ UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Dielectric properties; Ferroelectrics; Magnetic properties; Microstructure; Multiferroic materials; Nanocrystalline magnetic materials

Indexed keywords

ANTIFERROMAGNETIC EXCHANGE INTERACTIONS; CHARGE ORDERING TRANSITION; DOPED SAMPLE; DOPED SYSTEMS; FERROELECTRIC HYSTERESIS LOOP; FERROELECTRIC ORDERING; FERROMAGNETIC EXCHANGE INTERACTION; IMPURITY PHASE; MAGNETIC BEHAVIOR; MAGNETIC MASS; MAGNETIC PHASE TRANSITIONS; MAGNETOELECTRIC COUPLINGS; MULTIFERROIC MATERIALS; MULTIFERROICS; NANOCRYSTALLINE MAGNETIC MATERIAL; NANOCRYSTALLINES; RARE EARTH IONS; SHARP TRANSITION; STATIC MAGNETIZATION; THERMAL VARIATION; X-RAY DIFFRACTOGRAMS;

DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ERBIUM; EXCHANGE INTERACTIONS; FERROELECTRIC MATERIALS; FERROELECTRICITY; IRON OXIDES; MAGNETIC PROPERTIES; METAL IONS; MICROSTRUCTURE; NANOCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; PARAMAGNETISM; RIETVELD ANALYSIS; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOL-GELS;

MAGNETIC MATERIALS;

EID: 84865684005     PISSN: 03048853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmmm.2012.07.045     Document Type: Article

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