Technology and Main Properties of PMN-PT-Ferrite Multiferroic Ceramic Composite Materials

Abstract:

In the presented work composite ferroelectric/ferrimagnetic ceramics have been obtained and described. The investigated material is based on PMN-PT powders and Ni-Zn ferrite powder. The Powders of ferroelectric component (i.e. (1–x)PMN-(x)PT with x from 0.25 to 0.40 with step 0.03 were synthesized using the sol-gel method. The magnetic component i.e. nickel-zinc ferrite was obtained from oxides using the classic method of obtaining ceramics. The compositions of PMN–PT used by us have rhombohedral or tetragonal symmetries, or belong to morphotropic region. The final ceramic composite samples were obtained using the classic method of ceramic technology with calcination route and final pressureless densification using free sintering. In this paper, XRD, EDS dielectric and magnetic properties have been investigated and described for the obtained composite ceramic samples.

• Periodical: Advances in Science and Technology (Volume 98)
• Pages: 3-8
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AST.98.3
• Online since: October 2016
• Authors: Ryszard Skulski*, Dariusz Bochenek, Przemysław Niemiec, Dagmara Brzezinska, Artur Chrobak
• Keywords: Ferroelectrics, Multiferroics, PMN-PT, Relaxors, Spinel Ferrites

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