a Department of Physics, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China b Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210008, China c Department of Physics, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210008, China
Abstract:
Bi(Fe0.95Co0.05)O3 films were prepared on conductive indium tin oxide (ITO)/glass substrates by chemical solution deposition. Well saturated polarization hysteresis loop has been observed with a remnant polarization value of about 22 μC/cm2 at room temperature. Weak ferromagnetism with saturation magnetization of about 3 emu/cm3 was observed at room temperature. The clear observation of both room temperature ferroelectric and ferromagnetic properties suggests the potential multiferroic applications of Bi(Fe0.95Co0.05)O3.