On the prospects for technical applications of BiFeO3 compounds substituted with rare-earth elements

Abstract

Solid solutions of Bi1-xRexFeO3 (Re=La, Nd; x=0-0.2) compounds were synthesized, and their room-temperature magnetoelectric and magnetodielectric properties were studied. Amplification of magnetoelectric and magnetodielectric effects with increasing the rare-earth doping level was detected in the concentration range x under study. The results obtained confirm the prospects for applications of bismuth ferrite-based compounds as magnetoelectric converters and magnetic field sensors. © 2010 Allerton Press, Inc.