Abstract
Single-phase multiferroic BiFeO3 thin films have been prepared on LaNiO3/Si(100) and Si(100) wafer via sol-gel technique. The films are polycrystalline with preferring orientation of (101). The film has a conspicuous absorption in the blue and green light region, and band gap of 2.74 eV. The refractive index and the extinction coefficient of the film is about 2.36 and 0.06 at 600 nm, 2.26 and close to zero in the range of 800-1200 nm, respectively. The films also exhibit favorable ferroelectric and dielectric properties. A large photo induced open-circuit voltage was observed, indicating that the film exhibits photovoltaic behaviours.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2233-2235 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Materials Letters |
| Volume | 64 |
| Issue number | 20 |
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| State | Published - 31 Oct 2010 |
Keywords
- BiFeO
- Ferroelectric
- Optical properties
- Photovoltaic effect