Production and structural and magnetic characterization of a Bi1-xYxFeO3(x = 0, 0.25 and 0.30) system

Abstract

The production and the structural and magnetic characterization of the Bi1-xYxFeO3 (x= 0, 0.25 and 0.3) system is reported in this work. The system was produced through the solid-state reaction technique. The morphological characterization obtained by scanning electron microscopy technique evidences the granular behavior. The structural properties were studied by means of X-ray diffraction technique. Magnetization measurements in function of temperature of the Bi1-xYxFeO3 (x= 0, 0.25 and 0.3) system were performed with the magnetometer VSM by means of the Zero Field Cooled-Field Cooled method. The results obtained from all the techniques evidence the effect of yttrium on the physical properties of BiFeO3.