Composition-dependent spin exchange interaction for multiferroicity in perovskite Pb(Fe<inf>1/2</inf>Nb<inf>1/2</inf>)O<inf>3</inf>
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- AIP Publishing
- Publication Type:
- Journal Article
- Citation:
- Journal of Applied Physics, 2024, 135, (20), pp. 204102
- Issue Date:
- 2024-05-28
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The composition-dependent spin exchange interaction in a perovskite-structured Pb(Fe0.5−xNix)Nb1/2O3 system has been studied to understand its multiferroicity at room-temperature. Special emphasis was paid to the magnetic behavior in terms of magnetic moment, interatomic distance, and atomic ordering because they play a key role in the modulation of magnetic multiferroic behavior. We observed that 10 mol. % Ni incorporation led to multiferroic behavior with considerable ferrimagnetic properties (saturation magnetization of 0.6 emu/g and a coercive field of 20 Oe) coupled with the inherent properties of displacive ferroelectricity (spontaneous polarization of 20 μC/cm2). A subsequent increase in the Ni substitution degree degraded the ferroelectricity due to a phase transition from a non-centrosymmetric rhombohedral to a centrosymmetric cubic system. We have shown that magnetic spins with a pronounced magnetic moment along the [001] direction are ferrimagnetically arranged when the interatomic distance between the magnetic transition metals at the octahedral site is less than 4 Å, resulting in significant magnetic properties The objective of this study is to provide a general methodology for modulating magnetic orders in ferroelectric perovskite oxides.
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