Received 9 April 2009; 

revised 2 November 2009; 

accepted 7 November 2009. 

by T. Kimura. 

Available online 14 November 2009.

Abstract

A CoFe₂O₄/Pb(Zr_0.53Ti_0.47)O₃ (CFO/PZT) multiferroic composite thick film assisted by polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) was prepared by a hybrid sol–gel processing and spin coating technique. Scanning electronic microscopy indicated a porous microstructure with a thickness of 6.2 μm. Pure PZT perovskite phase observed from x-ray diffraction suggested that the low ratio of CFO particles was deeply buried in the PZT matrix. Ferroelectric and ferromagnetic properties were observed simultaneously at room temperature as well as a lower leakage current compared with a CFO/PZT thin film. The dynamic and static magnetoelectric effects were strongly dependent on the applied DC/AC magnetic field but their values were very low. The results demonstrated the prediction that ferroelectric and ferromagnetic properties can induce a strong magnetoelectric coupling only if a dense microstructure was achieved.

Keywords: A. Multiferroic thick film; D. Ferroelectric; D. Ferromagnetic; D. Magnetoelectric effect

Article Outline

1. Introduction

2. Experimental procedural

3. Results and discussion

4. Conclusions

Acknowledgements

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