Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8155982 | Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials | 2015 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Bi0.9Gd0.1FeO3 (BGFO) thin films were fabricated on Pt(111)/Ti/SiO2/Si(100) substrates by using the sol-gel technology. The effects of annealing temperature (400-700 °C) on microstructure and multiferroic properties of thin films were investigated. The X-ray diffraction analysis showed that the BGFO thin films had an orthorhombic structure. The thin films showed ferroelectric and ferromagnetic properties with remanent polarization (2Pr) of 10 μC/cm2, remnant magnetization (2Mr) of 2.4 emu/g and saturation magnetization (Ms) of 5.3 emu/g. A small leakage current density (J) was 4.64Ã10â8 A/cm2 under applied field 100 kV/cm. It was found that more than one conduction mechanism is involved in the electric field range used in these experiments. The leakage current mechanisms were controlled by Poole-Frenkel emission in the low electric field region and by Schottky emission from the Pt electrode in the high field region.
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Authors
Hone-Zern Chen, Ming-Cheng Kao, San-Lin Young, Jun-Dar Hwang, Jung-Lung Chiang, Po-Yen Chen,