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In the present work, the structure, magnetic, and dielectric characteristics of Nd2NiMnO6 and Sm2NiMnO6 have been investigated with comparison to those for La2NiMnO6. The magnetic and dielectric properties of the present ceramics vary with decreasing lanthanide ionic radius (RLn). Both Nd2NiMnO6 and Sm2NiMnO6 are ferromagnetism with the monoclinic symmetry (space group P21/n). The Curie temperature TC of Nd2NiMnO6 and Sm2NiMnO6 is 194 K and 156 K, respectively, and it decreases with decreasing bond angle which depends on RLn. Meanwhile, the dielectric constant [variant_greek_epsilon]′ monotonically decreases with decreasing RLn. The similar variation tendency of magnetic and dielectric characteristics with RLn indicates that the structural origins for the magnetic and dielectric response should be closely linked with each other. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In the present work, the effects of Ti-substitution for Mn upon the structure, magnetic and dielectric properties in La2NiMnO6 ceramics have been investigated. Ti-substitution for Mn strongly affects the crystallographic, magnetic, and dielectric properties of La2NiMnO6 double perovskite ceramics. Refinements of the x-ray diffraction data show that all compositions investigated here have the monoclinic perovskite structure in space group P21/n with a partially ordered arrangement of Ni and Mn/Ti cations. The magnetic nature of the present ceramics with x up to 0.8 is ferromagnetic (FM), while that is antiferromagnetic for La2NiTiO6. The Curie temperature and the spontaneous magnetization, or FM component, decrease with increasing x. These ferromagnetic states are attributed to the Ni2+-O-Mn4+ superexchange interaction. The dielectric constant monotonically decreases and the relaxor-like behavior is suppressed with x. The similar variation tendency of magnetic and dielectric properties with increasing x can be explained simply by the dilution effect. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A room temperature multiferroic compound Ba4Bi2Fe2Nb8O30 was synthesized using a solid state reaction technique. Rietveld analysis of x-ray diffraction data shows that Ba4Bi2Fe2Nb8O30 has a tetragonal (space group P4bm) tungsten bronze structure. In this structure, the Fe3+ and Nb5+ statistically occupy the octahedral center while the Ba2+ ions and the Bi3+ ions occupy the pentagonal channels and the square channels, respectively. Diffuse dielectric peaks with strong frequency dispersion in the temperature range from 150 to 300 K can be attributed to the random distribution of Fe3+ and Nb5+ at B sites. Magnetic hysteresis loop at room temperature is also obtained, which suggests that Ba4Bi2Fe2Nb8O30 is a room temperature multiferroic compound. The coupling between the relaxor behavior and magnetic ordering is verified by observing an increase of magnetization near the maximum dielectric constant temperature. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

BaFeNbO ceramics were synthesized by a standard solid-state sintering process. X-ray powder diffraction (XRD) refinements were carried out to analyze the crystal structure, and the dielectric, ferroelectric and magnetic properties were investigated and discussed. The tetragonal tungsten bronze structure in space group P4 bm was determined with the lattice parameters: a = 12.597(6) Å, b = 12.597(6) Å, c = 3.989(1) Å. An extremely high dielectric constant was indicated at higher temperatures, and it dropped quickly when the sample was cooled down through a critical temperature, and this critical temperature showed strong frequency dependence. This dielectric relaxation was more obviously observed in the dielectric loss curve. The nonlinear magnetic hysteresis curve was observed in the present ceramics at 5 K, which was related to the magnetic ions (Fe) in tungsten bronze structure. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]