Processing and properties of Bi0.98R0.02FeO3 (R = La, Sm, Y) ceramics flash sintered at ~650°C in <5 s

We show that flash sintering produces single-phase, nanograin-sized polycrystals of isovalent-substituted multiferroic ceramics of complex compositions. Single-phase polycrystals of BiRFeO (R = La, Sm, Y) were produced at a furnace temperature of ~650°C in a few seconds by the application of an elec...

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Autores: Gil-González, Eva, Perejón, Antonio, Sánchez-Jiménez, Pedro E., Raj, Rishi, Pérez-Maqueda, Luis A.
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:España
Recursos:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/199383
Acesso em linha:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/199383
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Field Assisted Sintering Technology (FAST)
Flash sintering
Impedance spectroscopy
Multiferroics
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Resumo:We show that flash sintering produces single-phase, nanograin-sized polycrystals of isovalent-substituted multiferroic ceramics of complex compositions. Single-phase polycrystals of BiRFeO (R = La, Sm, Y) were produced at a furnace temperature of ~650°C in a few seconds by the application of an electric field of 50 V cm, with the current limit set to 40 mA mm. The dielectric and insulating properties compared favorably with expected values. Impedance spectroscopy suggests electrically homogenous microstructure, except for the sample BiLaFeO that shows a small grain boundary contribution to the impedance. These results reinforce the enabling nature of flash sintering for ceramics which pose difficulties in conventional sintering because they contain low melting constituents or develop secondary phases during the sintering protocol.