Ferromagnetic, ferroelectric properties, and magneto-dielectric effect of Bi4.25La0.75Fe0.5Co0.5Ti3O15 ceramics

Abstract

Multiferroic properties of four-layered Bi4.25La0.75Fe0.5Co0.5Ti3O15 ceramics were carefully investigated. X-ray diffraction and high resolution transmission electron microscopy analyses indicate that the as-prepared sample is almost free from secondary phases, and magnetization measurements confirm a ferromagnetic transition ∼483 K. At room temperature (RT), the sample shows a typical ferromagnetism with a remnant magnetization (2Mr) of ∼51.2 m emu/g, and a good ferroelectric hysteresis with a remnant polarization (2Pr) of ∼15.4 μC/cm2. More importantly, an obvious magneto-dielectric (MD) effect has been found under a low magnetic field of 1 T at RT with a maximum of magneto-dielectric constant of ∼10.5%.