Stability and physical properties of the K, Na and Nb doped BiFeO3 lead-free system synthesized by the solid state route


Por: Sharma, Subhash, Reygadas, M. U., Kumar, Manish, Cruz, M. P., Siqueiros, J. M., Herrera, O. Raymond

Publicada: 1 sep 2023
Resumen:
A study of the structural, dielectric, and optical properties of the lead-free ceramic compound (1-x)BiFeO3-(x) (K0.5Na0.5)NbO3 [(1-x)BFO-(x)KNN] prepared by the solid-state reaction method is presented. The structural analysis was carried out by performing Rietveld refinement on the X-ray diffraction data showing a distorted rhombohedral structure of the R3c space group for all samples. The presence of all active Raman modes confirms this result. The effect of K, Na, and Nb incorporation in the BFO structure is clearly seen in the scanning electron microscopy micrographs of the samples, and energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy (EDS) confirms the existence of all elements. Piezoelectric force microscopy analysis reveals a well-defined domain structure for the higher concentrations of KNN as well as ferroelectric switching behavior. The room temperature dielectric response increases with KNN doping. A small hump in the dielectric permittivity vs. temperature plots is observed near 350 degrees C and is ascribed to a para-antiferromagnetic phase transition at the Ne`el temperature. An optical ab-sorption study revealed that tuning of the bandgap energy is possible through controlled doping, as shown in the present case, where the bandgap varies from 2.16 eV for x = 0.0 to 1.93 eV for x = 0.08. The results of this investigation demonstrate that K, Na, and Nb doping is an effective way to enhance the dielectric and optical properties of BFO.

Filiaciones:
Sharma, Subhash:
 CONAHCyT- Centro de Nanociencias y Nanotecnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Km 107 Carretera Tijuana-Ensenada, AP 14, Ensenada, B.C. 22860, Mexico

 Centro de Nanociencias y Nanotecnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Km 107 Carretera Tijuana-Ensenada, AP 14, Ensenada, B.C. 22860, Mexico

 Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, CONAHCyT Ctr Nanociencias & Nanotecnol, Km 107 Carretera Tijuana Ensenada,AP 14, Ensenada 22860, BC, Mexico

 Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Ctr Nanociencias & Nanotecnol, Km 107 Carretera Tijuana Ensenada,AP 14, Ensenada 22860, BC, Mexico

Reygadas, M. U.:
 Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Unidad Querétaro, Mexico

 Inst Politecn Nacl, Ctr Invest & Estudios Avanzados, Unidad Queretaro, Mexico City, DF, Mexico

Kumar, Manish:
 Experimental Research Laboratory, Department of Physics, ARSD College, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India

 Univ Delhi, ARSD Coll, Dept Phys, Expt Res Lab, New Delhi, India

Cruz, M. P.:
 Centro de Nanociencias y Nanotecnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Km 107 Carretera Tijuana-Ensenada, AP 14, Ensenada, B.C. 22860, Mexico

 Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Ctr Nanociencias & Nanotecnol, Km 107 Carretera Tijuana Ensenada,AP 14, Ensenada 22860, BC, Mexico

Siqueiros, J. M.:
 Centro de Nanociencias y Nanotecnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Km 107 Carretera Tijuana-Ensenada, AP 14, Ensenada, B.C. 22860, Mexico

 Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Ctr Nanociencias & Nanotecnol, Km 107 Carretera Tijuana Ensenada,AP 14, Ensenada 22860, BC, Mexico

Herrera, O. Raymond:
 Centro de Nanociencias y Nanotecnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Km 107 Carretera Tijuana-Ensenada, AP 14, Ensenada, B.C. 22860, Mexico

 Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Ctr Nanociencias & Nanotecnol, Km 107 Carretera Tijuana Ensenada,AP 14, Ensenada 22860, BC, Mexico
ISSN: 02728842





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