Room Temperature Exchange Bias in Multifunctional Sb2FeO6 Multiferroic

Sb2FeO6 was prepared and its crystal structure was examined using x-ray diffraction (XRD). From the latter, it was found that the former adopted the tetragonal structure with space group P42/mnm. Room temperature hysteresis loop (M-H) measurements clarified the evidence of exchange bias. Semiconducting-like behavior was pre-dominant where the correlated barrier hopping is the principal mechanism. The gained results pushed us to classify the Sb2FeO6 as a type-I multiferroic material.