Abstract
Positron lifetime (PL) and coincidence Doppler broadening spectroscopic (CDBS) experiments were carried out on BiFeO3 samples doped with Pr(in place of Bi) in concentrations (x) = 0, 0.05, ..., 0.35. In the initial stages of doping, the existing Bi3+ vacancies are occupied by Pr3+ ions and positron trapping is reduced. From x = 0.15 to 0.35, more number of positrons diffused to the surfaces of the nanocrystallites. The CDBS ratio curves showed enhancement of the peak at pL = 10.2×10-3 m0c due to positron annihilation with the 2p electrons of oxygen. It suggested increased trapping of positrons in newly created cationic vacancy-type defects due to the mismatch of ionic radii of Pr3+ substituting Bi3+ ions. The lattice parameters decreased (3.9661-3.9248Å) while the nanocrystallitesizes reduced and increased (28.6-34.2nm) during the doping.
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