Journal
SOLID STATE COMMUNICATIONS
Volume 153, Issue 1, Pages 13-16Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssc.2012.10.005
Keywords
Multiferroic; Magnetism; Local structure; XAFS
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- NSFC [10979016, 51172110]
- NSRL [20090621S]
- Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications [NY211144]
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The origin of the room-temperature ferromagnetism of Bi(Fe1-xCox)O-3 (x=0, 0.05) has been investigated by X-ray Absorption Fine Structure (XAFS) and Soft X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy (SXAS). The results of XAFS data indicate that partial Fe cations occupy Bi-sites of lattices and the dopant Co cations occupy Fe-sites. The existence of divalent Fe2+ ions in this system is detected. The O1s core level SXAS spectra indicate the crystal field split energy for x=0.05 sample is larger than that for x=0 sample, which means a structural distortion. The origin of ferromagnetism in both samples is related to the existence of Fe2+ ions, crystal lattice distortion and occupation of Fe ions. To the enhancement of saturated magnetizations in the Co-doped sample, the existence of Fe2+ ions is not the dominant factor, while the crystal lattice distortion due to partial Fe ions occupying at Bi-sites plays an important role. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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