Abstract
Laminated magnetoelectric composites of Li0.058(Na0.535K0.48)0.942NbO3 (LKNN)/Co0.6Zn0.4Fe1.7Mn0.3O4 (CZFM) prepared by the conventional solid-state sintering method were investigated for their dielectric, magnetic, and magnetoelectric properties. The microstructure of the laminated composites indicates that the LKNN phase and CZFM phase can coexist in the composites. Compared with the particulate magnetoelectric composites, the laminated composites have better piezoelectric and magnetoelectric properties due to their higher resistances and lower leakage currents. The magnetoelectric behaviors lie on the relative mass ratio of LKNN phase and CZFM phase. The laminated composites possess a high Curie temperature (TC) of 463 °C, and the largest ME coefficient of 285 mV/cm Oe, which is the highest value for the lead-free bulk ceramic magnetoelectric composites so far.
Highlights
Laminated magnetoelectric composites of Li0.058(Na0.535K0.48)0.942NbO3 (LKNN)/Co0.6Zn0.4Fe1.7Mn0.3O4 (CZFM) prepared by the conventional solid-state sintering method were investigated for their dielectric, magnetic, and magnetoelectric properties
It is clear that only the expected phases of LKNN and CZFM can be detected in all the samples and the intensity of spinel peaks increases and the intensity of LKNN peaks decreases with increasing the mass ratio of CZFM
Both phases of LKNN and CZFM are in perovskite structure and spinel structure without any trace of secondary phase within the resolution of XRD instrument, indicating that there is no chemical reaction occurring between the LKNN phase and CZFM phase
Summary
Laminated magnetoelectric composites of Li0.058(Na0.535K0.48)0.942NbO3 (LKNN)/Co0.6Zn0.4Fe1.7Mn0.3O4 (CZFM) prepared by the conventional solid-state sintering method were investigated for their dielectric, magnetic, and magnetoelectric properties. The ME effect in the composites is extrinsic, depending on the microstructure of the composites and the coupling interaction across ferroelectric-magnetic interfaces These multiferroic composites have been found to exhibit a larger ME effect than that of the single-phase materials by more than one order of magnitude[12]. The laminated ceramic composites have larger resistivity and lower leakage current due to the magnetic phase can be completely blocked by the high resistive ferroelectric layer, which is beneficial to the improvement of the ME effect. Potassium sodium niobate (KNN)-based ceramics are considered as one of the promising lead-free candidates for its biocompatibility, high Curie temperature, excellent piezoelectric properties, making up for the deficiency of the low Curie point of BaTiO3 and providing excellent promise for widespread use[20,21]
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