Optical and dielectric properties of BiMn1−xAExO3 (AE=Cr, Fe, Co, and Zn; x=0, 0.1) nanoparticles synthesized by sol-gel technique
Abstract
BiMnO3 is a multiferroic material which means that it shows both the ferroelectricity and ferromagnetism. Present study deals about the study of optical and dielectric properties of BiMnO3 and doped BiMnO3. The magnetic and non magnetic ions are introduced as dopants in place of Mn sublattice, BiMn1-xAExO3 (where x=0.1 and AE= Cr, Fe, Co, and Zn). We have synthesized nanoparticles of BiMnO3 and BiMn1-xAExO3 (where x=0.1 and AE= Cr, Fe, Co, and Zn) by sol-gel technique. Optical properties have been studied by using FTIR (Fourier Transform Infrared) spectroscopy. FTIR (Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy) analysis showed that there is an increase in the band gap of BiMn1-xAExO3 (where x=0.1 and AE= Cr, Fe, Co, and Zn) than pure BiMnO3 for the samples synthesized by sol-gel technique. The increase in band gap on doping is due to the radius to charge ratio. Ferroelectric hysteresis loop confirms the presence of ferroelectricity in BiMnO3. From the ferroelectric hysteresis loop the parameters like coericivity, saturation polarization and remanant polarization has been calculated. Nanoparticles of BiMnO3 have applications in memory storage devices.
Journal
AIP Conference Proceedings