Synthesis, Characterization and Studies on Optical, Dielectric and Magnetic Properties of undoped and Cobalt doped Nanocrystalline Bismuth Ferrite

Abstract

Multiferroic perovskite nanocrystalline Bismuth ferrite (BFO) and Co doped Bismuth ferrite are synthesized by chemical route annealed at 500, 550 and 600 °C. XRD studies revealed the phases formed during synthesis while crystallite size is calculated in the range of 15.4–55 nm by Scherrer’s formula from the identified XRD major peaks. The FTIR spectra of undoped BFO sample synthesized at 500, 550 and 600 °C exhibits clear presence of peaks at 554 cm−1 confirms the existence of Bi–O, Fe–O stretching and bending behavior of two different M–O co-ordination using Shimadzu-8400S Spectroscopy. The microstructure, lattice image and interplanar spacing are obtained by HRTEM analysis. The particle sizes are also measured from HRTEM while the chemistry is verified by energy dispersive x-ray analysis (EDX) (Oxford Instruments, INCA). Dielectric properties are observed for both undoped and Co doped samples. The band gap energy is measured by UV–VIS characterization using Tauc equation. Magnetic measurements are carried out using Physical Properties Measurement systems.