Observation of magnetoelectric coupling via PE loop measurement near Néel temperature in rare-earth-doped BFO ceramics
摘要
Multiferroic properties in pure and Dy3+-doped BiFeO₃ ceramics [Bi1-xDyxFeO3 (x = 0, 0.01, 0.03, 0.05 mole%)] were systematically investigated. The samples were synthesized via a citrate–nitrate auto-combustion route. The room-temperature magnetization measurements confirmed the weak magnetism in 5 mol% Dy3+-doped BFO, which is further confirmed in temperature-dependent magnetization where ferromagnetic behavior evolves below the Néel temperature (TN = 645 K), consistent with differential scanning calorimetry results. However, pure as well as other doped compositions did not reveal such behavior. We present a comparative Raman spectral analysis of the A1 phonon mode (Bi–O vibration) exhibiting a sharp anomaly in the 5 mol% Dy3+-substituted sample, signifying strong spin–phonon coupling as supported by the Δω versus [Msublattice(T)/Ms]2 relation following Granado et al. [