<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Nanostructured barium doped bismuth ferrite, Bi₀.₈Ba₀.₂FeO₃ porous ceramics with a relatively high magnetic coercivity was fabricated via sacrificial pore former method. X-ray diffraction results showed that 20 wt.% Ba doping induces a structural phase transition from rhombohedral to distorted pseudo-cubic structure in the final porous samples. Moreover, utilizing Bi₀.₈Ba₀.₂FeO₃ as the starting powder reduces the destructive interactions between the matrix phase and pore former, leading to an increase in stability of bismuth ferrite phase in the final porous ceramics. Urea-derived Bi₀.₈Ba₀.₂FeO₃ porous ceramic exhibits density of 4.74 g/cm³ and porosity of 45 % owing the uniform distribution of interconnected pores with a mean pore size of 7.5 μm. Well defined nanostructured cell walls with a mean grain size of 90 nm were observed in the above sample, which is in a good accordance with the grain size obtained from BET measurements. Saturation magnetization decreased from 2.31 in the Bi₀.₈Ba₀.₂FeO₃ compact sample to 1.85 A m²/kg in urea-derived Bi₀.₈Ba₀.₂FeO₃ porous sample; moreover, coercivity increased from 284 to 380 kA/m.</p></abstract>

Nanostructured barium doped bismuth ferrite, Bi₀.₈Ba₀.₂FeO₃ porous ceramics with a relatively high magnetic coercivity was fabricated via sacrificial pore former method. X-ray diffraction results showed that 20 wt.% Ba doping induces a structural phase transition from rhombohedral to distorted pseudo-cubic structure in the final porous samples. Moreover, utilizing Bi₀.₈Ba₀.₂FeO₃ as the starting powder reduces the destructive interactions between the matrix phase and pore former, leading to an increase in stability of bismuth ferrite phase in the final porous ceramics. Urea-derived Bi₀.₈Ba₀.₂FeO₃ porous ceramic exhibits density of 4.74 g/cm³ and porosity of 45 % owing the uniform distribution of interconnected pores with a mean pore size of 7.5 μm. Well defined nanostructured cell walls with a mean grain size of 90 nm were observed in the above sample, which is in a good accordance with the grain size obtained from BET measurements. Saturation magnetization decreased from 2.31 in the Bi₀.₈Ba₀.₂FeO₃ compact sample to 1.85 A m²/kg in urea-derived Bi₀.₈Ba₀.₂FeO₃ porous sample; moreover, coercivity increased from 284 to 380 kA/m.

Fabrication and characterization of nanostructured Ba-doped BiFeO<sub>3</sub> porous ceramics

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Fabrication and characterization of nanostructured Ba-doped BiFeO porous ceramics

Nanostructured barium doped bismuth ferrite, Bi₀.₈Ba₀.₂FeO₃ porous ceramics with a relatively high magnetic coercivity was fabricated via sacrificial pore...

Fabrication and characterization of nanostructured Ba-doped BiFeO₃ porous ceramics

Article Category: Research Article

Data publikacji: 27 kwi 2016

Zakres stron: 148 - 156

Otrzymano: 04 sie 2015

Przyjęty: 26 lis 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/msp-2016-0017

Słowa kluczowe
bismuth ferrite, dopant, nanostructures, porous ceramics, magnetic properties

© 2016 Wroclaw University of Technology

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Fabrication and characterization of nanostructured Ba-doped BiFeO3 porous ceramics

Article Category: Research Article

Data publikacji: 27 kwi 2016

Zakres stron: 148 - 156

Otrzymano: 04 sie 2015

Przyjęty: 26 lis 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/msp-2016-0017

Słowa kluczowebismuth ferrite, dopant, nanostructures, porous ceramics, magnetic properties

© 2016 Wroclaw University of Technology

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Fabrication and characterization of nanostructured Ba-doped BiFeO₃ porous ceramics

Słowa kluczowe
bismuth ferrite, dopant, nanostructures, porous ceramics, magnetic properties