Magnetic-dielectric properties of NiFe2O4/PZT particulate composites

Particulate composites of lead-zirconate-titanate (PZT) and NiFe2O4 were prepared using conventional ceramic processing. The measured magnetoelectric (ME) response demonstrated strong dependence on the volume fraction of NiFe2O4, the magnetic field, and the angle between the magnetic field and polarization in the ceramics. A large ME voltage coefficient of about 80 mV cm(-1) Oe(-1) was observed for 0.32NiFe(2)O(4)/0.68PZT composite ceramic. In particular, at low magnetic fields, the ceramics were found to have a large ME response, linearly varying with both dc and ac magnetic fields.