Looking for the possibility of multiferroism in NiGd0.04Fe1.96O4 nanoparticle system

This paper reports the study of structural, electrical, magnetic and optical properties of Gd-doped nickel ferrite nanoparticles in order to investigate the possibility of multiferroism. The NiGd0.04Fe1.96O4 nanoparticles were prepared by a chemical route and characterized by various techniques. Doping with Gd ions induces poor ferroelectricity in nickel ferrite. This may be attributed to the small distortion in the centrosymmetric fcc structure because of the presence of large Gd ions.