INFLUENCE OF SINTERING TEMPERATURES ON MULTIFERROIC PROPERTIES OF LEAD-FREE BNT-BT-NZF MULTIFERROIC COMPOSITE FABRICATED VIA THE SOLID-STATE COMBUSTION TECHNIQUE

BNT-BT-NZF Multiferroic Composite Fabricated via Combustion Technique

Authors

  • Wistsarut Chongsatan Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Naresuan University
  • Wiranchana Boonpluk Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Naresuan University
  • Naratip Vittayakorn Advanced Material Research Unit, Faculty of Science, King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang
  • Supree Pinitsoontorn Institute of Nanomaterials Research and Innovation for Energy (IN-RIE), Khon Kaen University
  • Pongsakorn Jantaratana Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University
  • Aurawan Rittidech Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Mahasarakham University
  • Theerachai Bongkarn Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Naresuan University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55766/sujst10046

Keywords:

BNT-BT-NZF, Solid-state combustion, Ferromagnetic, Magnetoelectric

Abstract

There has been a growing interest in multiferroics, materials that combine magnetic and electric ordering, over the past few years. This research investigates the influence of sintering temperature (1075-1175 °C for 2 hours) on multiferroic properties of 0.7(0.94Bi0.5Na0.5TiO3-0.06BaTiO3)-0.3(Ni0.7Zn0.3Fe2O4) (BNT-BT-NZF) multiferroic composites, fabricated using solid-state combustion with glycine as a fuel was investigated. The XRD patterns of all ceramics revealed the coexistence of a rhombohedral ferroelectric phase, a tetragonal ferroelectric phase, and a cubic ferromagnetic phase. The average grain size, dielectric constant (er), dielectric loss (tand), remnant polarization (Pr), and coercive field (Ec) tended to increase from 0.66 to 2.5 , 314 to 829, 0.22 to 0.51, 0.36 to 5.82 µC/cm2, and 7.05 to 26.96 kV/cm, respectively, with increase of sintering temperature. The composite ceramics exhibited peak saturation magnetization (Ms ~ 12.21 emu/g) and magnetoelectric (ME) coupling (~ 3.59 mV/cmOe) when sintered at 1150°C.

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2025-08-07

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Chongsatan, W., Boonpluk, W., Vittayakorn, N., Pinitsoontorn, S., Jantaratana, P., Rittidech, A., & Bongkarn, T. (2025). INFLUENCE OF SINTERING TEMPERATURES ON MULTIFERROIC PROPERTIES OF LEAD-FREE BNT-BT-NZF MULTIFERROIC COMPOSITE FABRICATED VIA THE SOLID-STATE COMBUSTION TECHNIQUE: BNT-BT-NZF Multiferroic Composite Fabricated via Combustion Technique. Suranaree Journal of Science and Technology, 32(3), 030304(1–7). https://doi.org/10.55766/sujst10046

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