Granular BaTiO3-CoFe2O4 (BTO-CFO) nanocomposites were prepared by combining polyol synthesis and spark plasma sintering (SPS). This method allows samples with a high density and a very small grain size (less than 150 nm), and thus a large interface area between phases. In order to study the involved magnetoelectric effects, the impedance response of these nanomaterials was measured in the 5 Hz-10 MHz frequency range, under 0-7.5 kOe magnetic applied fields, and in the 40-170°C temperature range. The best agreement to model these results by an equivalent circuit was achieved by means of three parallel RC arrangements connected in series; by their RC values, these circuits are representative of grain boundaries. An association between each RC circuit and each interface (or grain boundary), i. e., BTO-BTO, BTO-CFO, and CFO-CFO, is proposed on the basis of their temperature and magnetic behavior.
Propriedades estruturais, microestruturais e elétricas foram investigadas em cerâmicas ferroelétricas perovskitas do sistema PLZT em função do conteúdo de lantânio. Foi analisada a composição com razão Zr/Ti=53/47 que se encontra na região do contorno de fases morfotrópico. As cerâmicas foram obtidas pelo método convencional de mistura de óxidos utilizando reagentes de alta pureza. A análise por difração de raios X revelou a presença das fases tetragonal e romboédrica, com uma diminuição contínua do fator de tetragonalidade (c/a) com o aumento da concentração de La. Corpos cerâmicos com alta densificação foram obtidos como confirmado por microscopia eletrônica de varredura. A diminuição da temperatura de transição de fase ferroelétrica-paraelétrica (Tm), segundo o aumento da concentração de lantânio, é discutida em função da incorporação do cátion La3+ na rede cristalina do PZT.
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