Influence of 2mol% Na/Bi Excess on Multiferroic Properties of (Na0.5Bi0.5) 0.99La0.01Ti0.988 Fe0.012O3 Lead Free System.

Lead free (Na0.5Bi0.5) 0.99La0.01Ti0.988 Fe0.012O3 (NBLTF) system has been synthesized by sol gel method without and with 2 mol% excess of Na and Bi. X-ray diffraction patterns of NBLTF samples confirm perovskite structure having rhombohedral R3c phase symmetry. Metal oxide band observed at ~ 629 cm-1 wavnumber in FTIR spectra also confirm formation of perovskite phase in samples. Microstructural analysis exhibits dense crystal growth having better grains connectivity for NBLTF sample with 2 mol% excess Na/Bi which is supported by room temperature DC resistivity measurements. Dense crystal growth and low leakage current with 2 mol% excess Na/Bi is reported to improve multiferroic properties of NBLTF sample and provides new insight to explore single phase lead free multiferroic system. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]