Bi1−xEuxFeO3 Powders: Synthesis, Characterization, Magnetic and Photoluminescence Properties

Vasile-Adrian Surdu; Roxana  Doina Trușcă; Bogdan  Ștefan Vasile; Ovidiu  Cristian Oprea; Eugenia Tanasă; Lucian Diamandescu; Ecaterina Andronescu; Adelina  Carmen Ianculescu

doi:10.3390/nano9101465

Nanomaterials (Oct 2019)

Bi1−xEuxFeO3 Powders: Synthesis, Characterization, Magnetic and Photoluminescence Properties

Vasile-Adrian Surdu,
Roxana Doina Trușcă,
Bogdan Ștefan Vasile,
Ovidiu Cristian Oprea,
Eugenia Tanasă,
Lucian Diamandescu,
Ecaterina Andronescu,
Adelina Carmen Ianculescu

Affiliations

Vasile-Adrian Surdu: Department of Science and Engineering of Oxide Materials and Nanomaterials, Faculty of Applied Chemistry and Materials Science, “Politehnica” University of Bucharest, Gh. Polizu Street no. 1-7, 011061 Bucharest, Romania
Roxana Doina Trușcă: Department of Science and Engineering of Oxide Materials and Nanomaterials, Faculty of Applied Chemistry and Materials Science, “Politehnica” University of Bucharest, Gh. Polizu Street no. 1-7, 011061 Bucharest, Romania
Bogdan Ștefan Vasile: Department of Science and Engineering of Oxide Materials and Nanomaterials, Faculty of Applied Chemistry and Materials Science, “Politehnica” University of Bucharest, Gh. Polizu Street no. 1-7, 011061 Bucharest, Romania
Ovidiu Cristian Oprea: Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry, Faculty of Applied Chemistry and Materials Science, “Politehnica” University of Bucharest, Gh. Polizu Street no. 1-7, 011061 Bucharest, Romania
Eugenia Tanasă: Department of Science and Engineering of Oxide Materials and Nanomaterials, Faculty of Applied Chemistry and Materials Science, “Politehnica” University of Bucharest, Gh. Polizu Street no. 1-7, 011061 Bucharest, Romania
Lucian Diamandescu: National Institute of Materials Physics, 077125 Bucharest-Măgurele, Romania
Ecaterina Andronescu: Department of Science and Engineering of Oxide Materials and Nanomaterials, Faculty of Applied Chemistry and Materials Science, “Politehnica” University of Bucharest, Gh. Polizu Street no. 1-7, 011061 Bucharest, Romania
Adelina Carmen Ianculescu: Department of Science and Engineering of Oxide Materials and Nanomaterials, Faculty of Applied Chemistry and Materials Science, “Politehnica” University of Bucharest, Gh. Polizu Street no. 1-7, 011061 Bucharest, Romania

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/nano9101465
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9, no. 10
p. 1465

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Europium substituted bismuth ferrite powders were synthesized by the sol-gel technique. The precursor xerogel was characterized by thermal analysis. Bi1−xEuxFeO3 (x = 0−0.20) powders obtained after thermal treatment of the xerogel at 600 °C for 30 min were investigated by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), Raman spectroscopy, and Mössbauer spectroscopy. Magnetic behavior at room temperature was tested using vibrating sample magnetometry. The comparative results showed that europium has a beneficial effect on the stabilization of the perovskite structure and induced a weak ferromagnetism. The particle size decreases after the introduction of Eu3+ from 167 nm for x = 0 to 51 nm for x = 0.20. Photoluminescence spectroscopy showed the enhancement of the characteristic emission peaks intensity with the increase of Eu3+ concentration.

Published in Nanomaterials

ISSN: 2079-4991 (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Science: Chemistry
Website: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/nanomaterials

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