Origin of giant dielectric permittivity and weak ferromagnetic behavior in (1−x)LaFeO3−xBaTiO3 (0.0 ≤ x ≤ 0.25) solid solutions

The solid solutions of (1−x) LaFeO3–xBaTiO3 (0.0≤x≤0.25) have been synthesized successfully by the conventional solid-state reaction method. Room temperature (RT) X-ray diffraction studies reveal the stabilization of orthorhombic phase with Pbnm space group. Complete solubility in the perovskite ser...

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Main Authors: T. Sreenivasu, P. Tirupathi, K. Prabahar, B. Suryanarayana, K. Chandra Mouli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: World Scientific Publishing 2016-12-01
Series:Journal of Advanced Dielectrics
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Online Access:http://www.worldscientific.com/doi/pdf/10.1142/S2010135X16500314
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Summary:The solid solutions of (1−x) LaFeO3–xBaTiO3 (0.0≤x≤0.25) have been synthesized successfully by the conventional solid-state reaction method. Room temperature (RT) X-ray diffraction studies reveal the stabilization of orthorhombic phase with Pbnm space group. Complete solubility in the perovskite series was demonstrated up to x=0.25. The dielectric permittivity shows colossal dielectric constant (CDC) at RT. The doping of BaTiO3 in LaFeO3 exhibit pronounced CDC up to a composition x=0.15, further it starts to decrease. The frequency-dependent dielectric loss exhibits polaronic conduction, which can attribute to presence of multiple valence of iron. The relaxation frequency and polaronic conduction mechanism was shifted towards RT as function of x. Moreover, large magnetic moment with weak ferromagnetic behavior is observed in doped LaFeO3 solid solution, which might be the destruction of spin cycloid structure due to insertion of Ti in Fe–O–Fe network of LaFeO3.
ISSN:2010-135X
2010-1368