Journal of Synthetic Crystals, Volume. 53, Issue 10, 1699(2024)

Growth and Magnetic Properties of GaFeO3∶Mg Crystals

WANG Wenkai1...2, PAN Xiuhong2,*, HU Yuqing3, LIU Xuechao2, CHEN Xiaohong1, CHEN Kun2, FANG Jinghong2, HE Huan2 and NI Jinqi2 |Show fewer author(s)
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  • 1School of Materials and Chemistry, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China
  • 2Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200050, China
  • 3School of Materials Science and Engineering, Anhui University of Technology, Maanshan 243002, China
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    Multiferroic materials can realize the mutual coupling between force, electricity, magnetism and other physical fields, and have important application prospects in the field of small size, fast response and low power consumption of magnetoelectric devices. GaFeO3 is a highly promising multiferroic material featuring high spontaneous magnetization and polarization beyond room temperature. In this study, Ferroelectric MgxGa1-xFeO3 (x=0.02, 0.05, 0.07 and 0.10) single crystals with a diameter of about 7 mm were grown by light floating zone method. The effect of Mg2+ on the saturation magnetization and magnetic transition temperature of GaFeO3 (GFO) crystals were studied. The structure and phase of the crystal were analyzed through XRD, the results show that all the prepared samples correspond to the diffraction characteristics of the standard crystal card library GFO (PDF#76-1005), and no other heterophase appears. The XRD refinement results indicate that, the crystal structure is orthogonal and its space group is Pna21. As the concentration of Mg2+ rises, the lattice constant and cell volume initially increase and subsequently decrease. Additionlly, the magnetic properties of the crystal were studied through a comprehensive physical property measurement system, the magnetic transition temperature and saturation magnetization of the grown crytals also increase firstly and then decrease with the increase of Mg2+ doping content. When the Mg2+ doping amount is 0.07, the magnetic transition temperature and saturation magnetization reach the maximum values of 187.82 K and 8.75 emu/g, respectively, which achieves the purpose of doping modification.

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    WANG Wenkai, PAN Xiuhong, HU Yuqing, LIU Xuechao, CHEN Xiaohong, CHEN Kun, FANG Jinghong, HE Huan, NI Jinqi. Growth and Magnetic Properties of GaFeO3∶Mg Crystals[J]. Journal of Synthetic Crystals, 2024, 53(10): 1699

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    Received: Jun. 24, 2024

    Accepted: Jan. 17, 2025

    Published Online: Jan. 17, 2025

    The Author Email: Xiuhong PAN (xhpan@mail.sic.ac.cn)

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    CSTR:32186.14.

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