Abstract

Hybrid improper ferroelectric Ca3Ti2O7 and Ca3Ti19Ru0.1O7 ceramics were successfully synthesized by conventional solid-state reaction method. Two strongest diffraction peaks located around 2θ = 33° shifted towards the lower angle region with Ru substitution, reflecting structure variation. Grain growth and higher oxygen vacancy concentration after doping resulted in a reduction in the coercive field about 20 kV/cm. Optical bandgap estimated by UV-vis diffuse reflectance (DR) spectrum and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) valence band spectra showed a decreasing trend due to the existence of impurity energy level upon Ru doping, which was consistent with the results of first-principles calculations. The origin of the unexpected induced magnetic moments in Ru-dope Ca3Ti2O7 is also discussed.

Details

Title
Novel optical properties and induced magnetic moments in Ru-doped hybrid improper ferroelectric Ca3Ti2O7
Author
Wu, Xingxing 1 ; Wang Shouyu 2 ; Wong-Ng, Winnie 3 ; Gu Qiang 1 ; Jiang, Yao 1 ; Wang, Chao 1 ; Ma, Shuang 2 ; Liu Weifang 1 

 Tianjin University, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Low Dimensional Materials Physics and Preparing Technology, School of Science, Tianjin, China (GRID:grid.33763.32) (ISNI:0000 0004 1761 2484) 
 Tianjin Normal University, College of Physics and Material Science, Tianjin, China (GRID:grid.412735.6) (ISNI:0000 0001 0193 3951) 
 National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, USA (GRID:grid.94225.38) (ISNI:000000012158463X) 
Pages
120-128
Publication year
2021
Publication date
Feb 2021
Publisher
Tsinghua University Press
ISSN
22264108
e-ISSN
22278508
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2478662514
Copyright
© The Author(s) 2020. This work is published under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.