Effect of BaZr <sub/>0.4</sub> Ti <sub/>0.6</sub> O <sub/>3</sub> addition on electrical and magnetic properties of multiferroic (1-x)BiFeO <sub/>3</sub> -xBaTiO <sub/>3</sub> ceramics

摘要： The 0.75((1-x)BiFeO3-xBaTiO3)-0.25BaZr0.4Ti0.6O3 or 0.75(BFO-BTO)-0.25BZT ceramics (x = 0.23–0.27) have been prepared by solid state reaction method to studied the relationship between phase formation, dielectric and magnetic properties. The results found that the phase formations of calcined BFO-BTO and BZT powders are distorted rhombohedral and cubic structure, respectively. Moreover, the addition of BZT in BFO-BTO-BZT ceramics affected to the phase change dramatically according to increasing of BZT content compared to calcined BFO-BTO powders. All the samples showed cubic perovskite structure. The room temperature dielectric properties decreased with increasing of BTO content, the highest dielectric constant with low losses observed in 0.75(0.77BFO-0.23BTO)-0.25BZT ceramic. Furthermore, the ceramics displayed maximum dielectric constant temperature (Tm) above 360 °C. Interestingly, all ceramic compositions exhibited typical ferromagnetic hysteresis loop and the highest remanent magnetization observed in 0.75(0.77BFO-0.23BTO)-0.25BZT ceramic.