A Preisach-based hysteresis model for magnetic and ferroelectric hysteresis

In this paper we present a model for hysteretic nonlinearities with non-local memories. This model can be applied to describe hysteretic material behavior. Common applications are ferromagnetic or ferroelectric materials. Our model consists of an analytic function and a Preisach operator. We define a continuous Preisach weight function and introduce a method for the identification of the model parameters. The model parameters are customized to a set of symmetric hysteresis curves. We verify our model for a soft magnetic material, a hard magnetic material and the ferroelectric behavior of some piezoelectric material. After that, non-symmetric curves like the virgin curve are predicted very well by the model. It is especially useful, if forced magnetization or polarization, that appears beyond technical saturation, come into account.     

Dynamic hysteresis loop in a ferroelectric heterostructure

A Landau–Devonshire theory in combination with Landau–Khalatnikov dynamic equation has been firstly used to study the dynamic hysteresis loop of a ferroelectric heterostructure consisting of two different films. The surface transition layer within each component film and an antiferroelectric coupling at the interface between two films are considered. A parameter β is introduced to describe the differences of physical properties between two constituent films. The influence of parameterβ, surface transition layer, antiferroelectric coupling and electric field frequency on the dynamic hysteresis loop of the ferroelectric heterostructure is discussed in detail. The results show that the system can exhibit antiferroelectriclike behavior (i.e., multi-loop hysteresis) through tuning some critical factors.     

Induction of ferroelectric transitions by the noncollinear exchange-modulated magnetic structure and magnetic fields in terbium manganate

The magnetic transition from the exchange-modulated collinear to the noncollinear state in terbium manganate, accompanied by the appearance of electric polarization, is explained within the Landau theory of phase transitions. The experimentally observed reorientation or disappearance of electric polarization in magnetic fields along the Y and Z axes are explained by the spin-flop transitions of manganese spins from the incommensurate noncollinear to the commensurate magnetic phase.     

Synthesis of a new magnetic Y2Mn2/3Re4/3O7 with pyrochlore-like structure

A complex oxide of the Y₂Mn_2/3Re_4/3O₇ composition with pyrochlore-like structure and parameters of hexagonal unit cell _a=14.91(1) Å _c=17.53(1) Å was synthesized. The magnetic susceptibility and magnetization measurements showed that below 190 K this oxide possesses spontaneous magnetic moment. In the paramegnetic region, the magnetic susceptibility obeys the Curie-Weiss law χ=C/(T?Θ), with C=2.07 cm³ K mol^?1 and Θ=?160 K, and the effective magnetic moment corresponding to the cationic combination Mn²⁺-Re⁵⁺. The data obtained allow one to assume that the compound has a noncollinear antiferromagnetic structure.     

Effects of Mn Doping on the Optical Properties of Zn2GeO4 Phosphor Prepared Through Co-Precipitation

Journal of Applied Spectroscopy - Zn2GeO4 (ZGO) phosphor and Mn-doped ZGO (ZGO:Mn2+) phosphor were successfully synthesized through co-precipitation. Results indicated that Zn ions were...     

Interface Mn nanoclusters in YMnO3/Si ferroelectric gate structures revealed by electron magnetic resonance

In this work, systematic X-band electron magnetic resonance (EMR) studies for YMnO₃/Si ferroelectric gate structures were performed to trace a variation of interface characteristics as different sputtering condition of O₂/(Ar + O₂) ratio. Our result showed that the EMR signal intensities were increased with increasing O₂/(Ar + O₂) ratio. In addition, it was suggested from detailed analyses that the observed EMR signals could be originated from Mn nanoclusters existing in both the polycrystalline Y₂O₃ layer and the amorphous Si-enriched Y–Si interface layer in YMnO₃/Si thin film structure. And also, a correlation between the decrease of crystallinity in YMnO₃/Si film and the content of Mn nanoclusters within the polycrystalline Y₂O₃ layer and/or the amorphous Y–Si layer was discussed.     

Local structure and magnetic properties of Mn substituted manganites studied by EXAFS and Dc magnetic measurements

We report extended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) measurements at the Mn K edge and magnetic measurements performed on (La_1−xCa_x)(Mn_1−yM_y)O₃ samples (M=Cr or Ni; x=0.37 and 0.75 and y=0.03 or 0.08). The Mn substitution produces important effects on both the sides of the LaMnO₃-CaMnO₃ phase diagram. For x<0.5 the ferromagnetic-metallic phase maintains its main character even after Mn substitution, but both the doping species (Ni or Cr) lower T_C and broaden the magnetic transition, and the EXAFS study evidences two Mn-O distances, suggesting the presence of zones of distorted insulating phase. For x>0.5, after the doping with Cr, the charge ordered phase persists but on a shorter scale, whereas the Jahn-Teller distortion is weakened as indicated by EXAFS measurements, and the formation of ferromagnetic clusters is evidenced by magnetic measurements.EXAFS and magnetic measurements are in mutual agreement, thus confirming the correlation between the local disorder determined by charge localization and magnetic degrees of freedom.     

Internal structure of magnetic porous glasses and the related ferroelectric nanocomposites

Physics of the Solid State - The internal structure of empty porous micro- and macroporous magnetic glasses and the related nanocomposites containing NaNO2 and KNO3 embedded in pores of the glasses...     

Aging of the ferroelectric hysteresis in Ce-doped Strontium-Barium-Niobate observed by holographic phase gratings

The ferroelectric hysteresis of Strontium-Barium-Niobate single crystals doped with Ce (SBN:Ce) is measured by a holographic method. The hysteresis loop flattens out when measured repeatedly. The size of this aging effect strongly depends on the modulation depth m of the light intensity pattern: for m=1 the aging is less pronounced than for smaller m. This behavior is explained in the context of the model of frozen internal charges for the ferroelectric relaxor SBN. PACS 42.40.Pz; 77.80.Dj; 77.84.Dy     

Double hysteresis loops induced by Mn doping in Pb0.99Nb0.02(Zr0.95Ti0.05)0.98O3 ferroelectric ceramics

Pb_0.99Nb_0.02(Zr_0.95Ti_0.05)_0.98O₃ (PNZT95/5) ceramics with 1 mol% and without Mn doping were prepared via conventional solid state reaction process. X-ray diffraction patterns show that the PNZT95/5 and Mn-doped PNZT95/5 (PNZTM95/5) ceramics, with composition near the boundary of the ferroelectric phase (FE)/antiferroelectric phase (AFE), have a rhombohedral perovskite structure. The ferroelectric behavior of PNZT95/5 ceramics is strongly affected by Mn doping. Without any aging process the PNZTM95/5 ceramics possess double hysteresis loops (P–E loops), whereas the PNZT95/5 ceramics possess normal single hysteresis loops. Due to the defect dipoles formed by effectively negatively charged Mn³⁺ dopants and positively charged O²⁻ vacancies, the PNZTM95/5 ceramics exhibit the double P–E loops. The defect dipole effect has been proved by investigating the P–E loops under different external fields. As a result, the PNZTM95/5 ceramics become “hardened”, exhibiting a high mechanical quality factor (1300).     

Analysis of magnetic interactions and structure in R6Mn23

The magnetic properties of R₆Mn₂₃ compounds are examined, with emphasis on representatives of the light rare earths. An exceptional antiferromagnetic coupling of light rare earth and transition metal moments is found to exist. A non-collinear model for the rare earth sublattice suggested elsewhere is generally satisfactory, but calculations of the exchange parameters suggest partial moment reorientation from the proposed configurations. Properties associated with important coercive materials such as large rare-earth transition metal exchange and uniaxial anisotropy are absent in the R₆Mn₂₃.     

Vibrational spectra of CaGa2O4, Ca2GeO4, CaIn2O4 and CaSnO3 prepared by electrospinning

CaGa₂O₄ nanofibers, Ca₂GeO₄ microfibers, CaIn₂O₄ nanorods, and CaSnO₃ nanofibers were synthesized by using an electrospinning technique. Structures and morphologies of the as-synthesized oxides were characterized by X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy, respectively. Raman and infrared spectra were also recorded and analyzed at room temperature. More significantly, nuclear site group analysis was carried out and the number of normal vibrational modes, Raman-active, and infrared-active optical phonon modes were obtained by theoretical calculation. Finally, vibrational assignments of the observed Raman peaks and infrared absorption bands were given based on the group theoretical analysis and experimental data from literature.     

The hysteresis loops of a ferroelectric bilayer film with surface transition layers

Based on the transverse Ising model in the framework of the mean field approximation,this paper discusses a ferroelectric bilayer film with the surface transition layers within each constituent slab and an antiferroelectric interfacial coupling between two slabs.The hysteresis loop of a bilayer film is investigated.The results show that the surface transition layer in a ferroelectric bilayer film plays a significant role in realizing the multiple-state memory.     

Dynamic hysteresis in ferroelectric systems: experiment and Monte Carlo simulation

A Monte Carlo algorithm for dynamic hysteresis simulation in ferroelectric spin systems is developed based on a DIFFOUR model in which the local spontaneous polarization is defined by the double-well potential energy and the nearest-neighbor spin interaction as well as an external electrical field of variable amplitude and frequency. A direct measurement of the hysteresis loop for ferroelectric Pb(Zr_0.52Ti_0.48)O₃ thin film capacitors using the Sawyer–Tower technique is performed. Significant dependence of the hysteresis shape and pattern on the external field is revealed. Direct imaging of the simulated domain pattern indicates serious suppression of the domain switching over the high-frequency range. The evaluated scaling relations from the simulation for remanence, coercivity, and the area of the hysteresis over the low-frequency range are supported by theoretical predictions and experiments, but the high-frequency scaling behaviors as derived are different from one and another. Received: 23 January 2001 / Accepted: 17 August 2001 / Published online: 20 December 2001     

Domain structure in ferroelectric PbNb2O6

Single crystals of ferroelectric PbNb₂O₆ were grown employing a modification of the technique of Goodman. The results obtained on the domain structure were analysed and compared with those reported on BaTiO₃ and KNbO₃. The domain structure observed here corresponds to the twinning on (110) plane of the unit cell reported by Francombe and Lewis or the subcell reported by Labbe and others. The (001) planes were observed, as the crystal habit is such as to produce (001) planes, and the cleavage plane is also (001). Also the analysis of the observations can be done easily under these conditions. The domains observed are 90° domains with polar axis in (001) plane. Wedge shaped domains and spikes are present as in BaTiO₃ and KNbO₃. The twinning can occur also on plane producing a domain line at 90° with that due to twinning on (110). This gives patterns of perpendicular lines similar to those in KNbO₃ and BaTiO₃. Crystal structure considerations show that the domain structures with polarization in and out of the observed (001) plane are not possible, and also were not observed. In this sense, it is a two dimensional ferroelectric. The studies showed a peculiar grain structure in the crystals, and it can be explained on the basis of the growth habit of the crystal. The polarizing microscope is particularly useful in analysing the domain structure along with the grain structure.     

Growth and piezoelectric characterisation of GeO2 single crystals with quartz structure

Abstract

The first results for growth of germanium dioxide single crystals with the crquartz type structure (α-GeO₂) from refluxed hydrothermal solutions are reported. The success of this method is due to the existence of metastable α-GeO₂ in aqueous solutions at relatively low temperature and to the structural similarity between α-GeO₂ and α-SiO₂. The continuous partial evaporation of the heated solvent, vapour condensation, saturation of the condensate by nutrient α-GeO₂ and growth of α -GeO₂ single crystals on quartz seeds are considered as the successive stages of the process. Mzre homogeneous crystals of α -GeO₂ were obtained on seeds parallel to {0001}, {1120} and {1121} faces using sodium hydroxide and ammonium fluoride solutions in the range of temperature 90-130°C and at pressure equivalent to the fugacity of saturated vapor.

Piezoelectric, elastic and dielectric properties of the mentioned above crystals for the first time were studied.     

The relation between hysteresis loss and magnetostriction hysteresis in rotating magnetic fields

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