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Optical coalition in the electrical and magnetic induction of Dy and Tb-doped BFO-based multiferroic

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BiFeO3-based ferroelectromagnetic materials have fulfilled the demand for optically active material for photovoltaic applications. The substitution of rare earth material Dy and Tb within BFO-based multiferroic, enhance the electromagnetic induction within the same molecule to heighten the photo generation of electron–hole pairs. X-Ray pattern confirms the rhombohedral crystal symmetry with space group (R3C:H) of the prepared samples. The dielectric constant shows a high-temperature anomaly along with a broad maximum peak of the respective ferroelectric to the paraelectric phase transition. AC conductivity of both samples increases with a rise in temperature, which confirms the Negative Temperature Coefficient of Resistance behaviour. A-site substitution of Dy and Tb ions endorses that the ceramics exhibit the transition from antiferromagnetism to ferromagnetism in the ceramics. These multiferroic properties are attributed to the enhanced magnetoelectric interaction, which results from the Dy and Tb substitution-induced destruction of the spin cycloid. UV–Vis spectrum demonstrates enhanced absorption capability, especially in the visible light region. Photoluminescence spectrum reveals the presence of surface oxygen vacancies that could capture photo-induced electrons.

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Kumar, S., Thakur, S., Kaur, G.A. et al. Optical coalition in the electrical and magnetic induction of Dy and Tb-doped BFO-based multiferroic. Appl. Phys. A 129, 21 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-022-06296-0

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