Synthesis and characterization of iron-doped GdMnO3 multiferroic ceramics

Abstract

In this research work, monocrystalline Fe-doped GdMnO3 ceramics specimens were prepared through solid-state reaction technique, several characterization methods, for instance, Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), X-Ray Diffraction (XRD), Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy (EDX) and Vibrating Sample Magnetometer (VSM) were used to investigate the topographical, structural and magnetic behaviours of the produced samples. All the samples show a single phase which confirmed by XRD and SEM. Magnetic properties of all the prepared samples at the low temperature (10 K) showed antiferromagnetic behaviour with a small difference in magnetization. The slight change in magnetic characteristics could probably occur because of small lattice structural distortion. Fe-doped GdMnO3 could be a material of choice for multiferroic application showing a superior antiferromagnetic property.