Fabrication of 1-3 Type Multiferroic Nanostructured Composite Films by Chemical Methods

Abstract:

A new process was developed for fabrication of multiferroic 1-3 type nanostructured composite films. In this process, eletrodeposition method was adopted to prepare the arrays of cobalt nanowires as ferromagnetic composition. The images, phase structure and magnetic properties were characterized by SEM, XRD and VSM, respectively. The results showed that applying magnetic field during electrodepostion process could improve the alignment and height uniformity of nanowires arrays, inducing (002)-orientation growth. The PZT (53/47) precursor solution prepared for ferroelectric composition was infiltrated the spaces between nanowires. After annealed at 700 °C for 20 min, the 1-3 type multiferroic composite film was achieved. Preliminary results show this technique to have the potential to become a practical fabrication process for 1-3 type multiferroic composite films.

• Periodical: Materials Science Forum (Volumes 663-665)
• Pages: 1085-1088
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.663-665.1085
• Online since: November 2010
• Authors: Xia Zeng, Xi Yun He, Da Zhi Sun, Wen Xiu Cheng, Ping Sun Qiu, Xin Sen Zheng
• Keywords: Co Nanowires, Electro-Deposition, Multiferroic Composite Film, PZT

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