Photoabsorption characterization and magnetic property of multiferroic BiFeO3 nanotubes synthesized by a facile sol-gel template process

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Abstract

This paper reports the synthesis and characterization of multiferroic BiFeO3 nanotubes. Perovskite BiFeO3 nanotubes with outer diameters 150-190 nm were synthesized by a facile sol-gel template method. The photoabsorption of BiFeO3 nanotubes was characterized by UV-visible diffuse reflectance spectrometry. The BiFeO3 nanotubes show weak ferromagnetism at room temperature, unlike the antiferromagnetic order in bulk BiFeO3, reflecting the grain size-confinement effect on the magnetic ordering of BiFeO3.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)45-48
Number of pages4
JournalScripta Materialia
Volume58
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2008
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Magnetic properties
  • Nanotube
  • Optical properties
  • Perovskites
  • Sol-gel

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