Journal
JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
Volume 783, Issue -, Pages 393-398Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2018.11.205
Keywords
Band structure-TBLMTO with ASA; Rietveld refinement- GSAS II; PE loop; Dielectric studies; Multiferroic material; Studies; Density of states; Nano scale GdFeO3; Co-preparation method; VSM studies; Magnetic and electric coupling; Grain boundary effect; Weak Jahn -Teller's effect
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We report the meticulous study of freshly synthesized rare earth element substituted R-FeO3 (R-Gd) orthoferrite via co-precipitation route and subsequent sintering. The R-FeO3 powder sample is characterized by X-ray Diffractometer (XRD) for the investigation of crystal structure and is confirmed as orthorhombic with space group Pbnm structure. Nanoparticle dimension is captured by Scanning Electron microscope (SEM). Magnetic character of the sample is examined using vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM), it discloses a nearly linear magnetisation behaviour (paramagnetic behaviour). Dielectric studies and electric Polarization (PE loop) are investigated. A shift is observed in the dielectric constant epsilon(r) from 250 degrees C to 300 degrees C. The Rietveld refinement of the crystal structure from the powder XRD confirms GdFeO3 is distorted at octahedral site of FeO6. This distortion is ascertained as weak Jahn -Teller's distortion leads to the unsaturated electric polarization. The electronic properties, total and partial density of states of GdFeO3 are studied and calculated using Tight - Binding Linear Muffin-Tin Orbital (TBLMTO) method with the Atomic Sphere Approximation (ASA). The band gap of the GdFeO3 is found to be 0.32 eV. (C) 2018 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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