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Low-temperature dielectric and magnetic performance of BiFeO3 multiferroic ceramics

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In this article, we present the results of low-temperature dielectric, magnetic and magnetodielectric properties of BiFeO3 nanoceramics prepared by auto-combustion method. Rietveld refinement results of X-ray diffraction data show that sample crystallizes in single-phase rhombohedral perovskite structure with R3c (No. 161) space group. The average crystallite size was found to be ≈ 600 Å from Williamson–Hall analysis. The temperature-dependent dielectric data have been presented in permittivity and modulus formalism to understand the relaxation dynamics. Three non-Debye-type relaxation processes were observed in the experimental window (173 to 423 K), which are explained using Kohlrausch–Williams–Watts (KWW) decay function. The temperature variation of relaxation times obeys Arrhenius's behaviour. The anomaly observed in the temperature dependence of relaxation times data near 240 K corresponds to the magnetic transition of BiFeO3. We found that single ionized oxygen vacancies with activation energy ranging from 0.4 to 0.8 eV are involved in the relaxation process. A crossover from AFM/PM to weak ferromagnetic ordering is observed at low temperature. The variation of capacitance with an applied magnetic field shows a hysteresis effect. The magnetocapacitance (MC%) changes by 3% at a magnetic field of 2 T for 200 kHz, indicating an intrinsic bulk magnetocapacitance effect in the ceramics. Hence, the above findings highlight the significance of the material as a potential candidate for device applications.

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SRM acknowledges the financial support from UGC-DAE CSR through a Collaborative Research Scheme (CRS) Project No. CRS/2022-23/03/853. SNT is thankful to Prof. hab. Marian Paluch (Institute of Physics, University of Silesia, Poland) for providing dielectric measurements. SNT acknowledges Odisha State Higher Education Council (OSHEC) for providing financial support under OURIIP-2022 Seed Fund with Reference No. 22SF/PH/092. RP acknowledges the support of the National Science Foundation (NSF DMR-1410869).

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  1. School of Applied Sciences, Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology, Bhubaneswar, 751024, India

    S R Mohapatra & Soumen Dhara

  2. Department of Physics and Institute for Functional Nanomaterials, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, 00931, USA

    Ratnakar Palai

  3. Department of Physics and Astronomy, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Rourkela, 769008, India

    Dillip K Pradhan

  4. Department of Physics, Government Autonomous College, Angul, 759143, India

    Satya N Tripathy

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Mohapatra, S.R., Dhara, S., Palai, R. et al. Low-temperature dielectric and magnetic performance of BiFeO3 multiferroic ceramics. Bull Mater Sci 47, 44 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12034-023-03113-z

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