La-doped BiFe03： Synthesis and multiferroic property study

A new sol-foam-gel method was developed to fabricate La-doped BiFeO3 muttiferroic materials. It was demonstrated that a gradual increase in the content of La-doped into BiFeO3 results in its structure changing from rhombohedral to orthorhombic. A study of other property changes indicates that La-doping in BiFeO3 enhances its ferromagnetism and ferroelectricity. A temperature-dependent magnetization study suggests that the magnetic property of La-doped BiFeO3 samples varied from antiferromagnetic to ferromagnetic as the content of La-doped into BiFeO3 increased from 0 to 20%. Unique temperature-dependent zero field cooling （ZFC） and field cooling （FC） magnetization behaviors were observed in 15% La-doped BiFeO3 -- its ZFC temperature-dependent magnetization being ferromagnetic and its FC temperature- dependent magnetization being antiferromagnetic. A possible mechanism of such an interesting M-T behavior is discussed.     

La-doped BiFeO_3:Synthesis and multiferroic property study

A new sol-foam-gel method was developed to fabricate La-doped BiFeO3multiferroic materials. It was demonstrated that a gradual increase in the content of La-doped into BiFeO3results in its structure changing from rhombohedral to orthorhombic. A study of other property changes indicates that La-doping in BiFeO3enhances its ferromagnetism and ferroelectricity. A temperature-dependent magnetization study suggests that the magnetic property of La-doped BiFeO3samples varied from antiferromagnetic to ferromagnetic as the content of La-doped into BiFeO3increased from 0 to 20%.Unique temperature-dependent zero field cooling(ZFC) and field cooling(FC) magnetization behaviors were observed in 15% La-doped BiFeO3— its ZFC temperature-dependent magnetization being ferromagnetic and its FC temperaturedependent magnetization being antiferromagnetic. A possible mechanism of such an interesting M–T behavior is discussed.