Multiferroic study of PbZr$_{0.53}$Ti$_{0.47}$O$_{3}$/PbFe$_{2/3}$W$_{1/3}$O$_{3}$ Thin Films on various substrates

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Abstract

Magnetoelectric (ME) multiferroics (MF), which display simultaneous magnetic, electric, and ferroelastic ordering with their coupling, have drawn increasing interest due to their multi-functionality. Recently we have discovered a novel single phase xPb(Fe$_{2/3}$W$_{1/3})$O$_{3}$ (PFW)/(1-x)PbZr$_{0.53}$Ti$_{0.47}$O$_{3}$ (PZT) (x=0.20) materials which showed room temperature multiferroic properties. Various compositions of PFW/PZT (x =0.20-0.80) thin films were fabricated on single crystalline (STO, LSAT, MgO, Si (100) substrates. All these films showed good ferroelectric and ferromagnetic properties at room temperature. Their ferroelectric to relaxor ferroelectric properties varies with increase of PFW compositions. Their magnetizations also increase with increasing iron concentrations. Substrates with higher lattice mismatch showed better tetragonality hence higher polarization. The single crystalline thin films with 0.20 $\le $ x $\le $ 0.50 showed very high polarization $\sim $ 55 $\mu $C/cm$^{2}$, very high piezo electric response, and well saturated ferromagnetism at room temperature.

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Authors

  • Ashok Kumar

    • Department of Physics, Institute of Functional Nanomaterials, University of Puerto Rico
    • University of Puerto Rico
    • Department of Physics and Institute for Functional Nanomaterials, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00931, USA

  • J.F. Scott

    • Department of Earth Science, University of Cambridge
    • University of Cambridge

  • Ram S. Katiyar

    • University of Puerto Rico
    • Department of Physics and Institute for Functional Nanomaterials, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, P.O. Box 23343, PR 00931, USA.
    • Department of Physics, Institute of Functional Nanomaterials, University of Puerto Rico
    • Department of Physics, Institute of Functional Nanomaterials, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan-00931