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A comparative study of the structure, defects, optical, dielectric, and magnetic properties of GdMnO3 multiferroic ceramics synthesized by solid-state reaction and sol-gel methods

Journal

CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL
Volume 48, Issue 15, Pages 21622-21630

Publisher

ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2022.04.136

Keywords

Solid-state reaction method; Sol-gel method; Defect; Dielectric; Magnetization

Funding

  1. National Natural Science Foundation of China [11775192, 11975211]
  2. Natural Science Foundation of Henan Province [212300410092, 212102210135]
  3. Key Scientific Research Project of Colleges and Universities in Henan Province [212102210132]

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GdMnO3 ceramics were synthesized using solid state reaction and sol-gel methods, with solid phase method showing better dielectric properties and sol-gel method showing stronger magnetization.
In this work, GdMnO3 ceramics were synthesized by solid state reaction and sol-gel methods, and the structure, defects and optical, dielectric and magnetic properties of the synthesized samples were comparatively investigated. The samples synthesized by different methods show a single phase structure without any detectable impurities. The SEM results suggest that the particle size of the specimen obtained by the solid phase route is on the micron scale, while that of the specimen fabricated by the sol-gel route is on the nanometer scale. Compared with the ceramic fabricated by solid-state reaction technology, the specimen synthesized by sol-gel technique possesses lower oxygen vacancies and Mn2+ concentration, and Mn3+ concentration. The positron annihilation analyses show that the cation vacancy concentration of the specimen synthesized by the solid phase approach is higher than that of the specimen synthesized via the sol-gel approach. The compound obtained by the solid phase reaction has better dielectric properties than that obtained with the sol-gel method. The magnetic transition temperature and the effective magnetic moment are influenced by the Mn ion valence state in GdMnO3. The stronger magnetization of the ceramic synthesized via the sol-gel approach is associated with the lower concentration of cation vacancies.

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