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JOURNAL OF SOL-GEL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Volume 88, Issue 3, Pages 618-627Publisher
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DOI: 10.1007/s10971-018-4862-0
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Bismuth ferrite; Polycrystalline film; Leakage current; Ferroelectric polarization; Interband electronic structure
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Bismuth ferrite (BiFeO3, BFO) as a prototype multiferroic has been extensively studied in past years; however, there are several key issues not to be clearly expressed. Especially, the relationship of structure and physical properties still remains obscure. In this case, the interband electronic structure of BFO was elaborately manipulated by appropriation dopants of Ni and Gd to realize the huge saturated ferroelectric polarization in the polycrystalline films. For instance, a huge saturated polarization P-S of 96C/cm(2) and remnant polarization Pr of 91C/cm(2) were achieved in Bi0.925Gd0.075Fe0.95Ni0.05O3 film. The results and analysis show that the alteration in the interband electronic structure and the improvement of morphology derived from the ion doping effect indeed play key roles on the improved ferroelectric property of the doped BFO films. The decreased leakage current density and thereby the enhanced ferroelectric polarization in the doped BFO films should be attributed to the decrease in both Fermi level and Urbach energy closely related with the defects, as well as the improved surface uniformity and compactness of the films. Finally, the mechanism and relationship of structure and physical properties in BFO were systemically analyzed and discussed. [GRAPHICS] .
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