Comparative studies of the dielectric properties of (1−x)BiFeO₃-xNi_0.8Zn_0.2Fe₂O₄ (x=0.0, 0.2, 0.5, 0.8, 1.0) multiferroic nanocomposite with their single phase BiFeO₃ and Ni_0.8Zn_0.2Fe₂O₄

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• 作者：Angom Devadatta Mani ; ^{angomdevadattamani@gmail.com} ; Ibetombi Soibam
• 关键词：Nanocomposite ; XRD ; SEM ; Dielectric constant ; Dielectric loss
• 刊名：Physica B: Condensed Matter
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：15 February 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：507
• 期：Complete
• 页码：21-26
• 全文大小：877 K
• 卷排序：507

文摘

BiFeO3 (BFO) and nickel zinc ferrite Ni0.8Zn0.2Fe2O4 (NZFO) were prepared by sol gel and auto combustion route respectively. Stoichiometric proportions were mixed to obtain the multiferroic nanocomposites having the compositional formula (1−x)BiFeO3-x Ni0.8Zn0.2Fe2O4 (x=0.0, 0.2, 0.5, 0.8, 1.0). The phases were confirmed by XRD analyses. SEM micrographs showed the agglomerated nature of the particles with continuous grain growth in all directions. Elemental compositions were confirmed from EDAX studies. FTIR studies showed the stretching and bending vibrations of the various bonds present in the samples. The dielectric properties such as dielectric constant, ε′ and dielectric loss tangent, tanδ were studied for the spinel, perovskite and nanocomposite ferrites. Experimental result shows an increasing trend in the value of dielectric constant in going from spinel to perovskite phase. The frequency dependence of tanδ showed minimum loss for x=0.5 nanocomposite. Possible mechanisms explaining the above results were being discussed.