BiFeO3/poly(methyl methacrylate) nanocomposite films: A study on magnetic and dielectric properties

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 104, Issue 4, 2014, Pages

  Ahlawat, Anju ^a   Satapathy, S ^a   Bhartiya, Shushmita ^a   Singh, M K ^a   Choudhary, R J ^b   Gupta, P K ^a  

^a RAJA RAMANNA CENTRE FOR ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b UGC DAE CONSORTIUM FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AC CONDUCTIVITY; MAGNETIC AND DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; METHYL METHACRYLATES; MULTIFERROICS; SUPERPARAMAGNETIC BEHAVIOR; SUPERPARAMAGNETICS;

ESTERS; NANOCOMPOSITE FILMS; NANOMAGNETICS; NANOPARTICLES; SUPERPARAMAGNETISM;

DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES;

EID: 84893250390     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4863228     Document Type: Article

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