Physical aspects of ferroelectric semiconductors for photovoltaic solar energy conversion

P Lopez-Varo, L Bertoluzzi, J Bisquert, M Alexe, M Coll… - Physics Reports, 2016 - Elsevier
Solar energy conversion using semiconductors to fabricate photovoltaic devices relies on
efficient light absorption, charge separation of electron–hole pair carriers or excitons, and …

[HTML][HTML] Photoferroelectric perovskite solar cells: Principles, advances and insights

H Li, F Li, Z Shen, ST Han, J Chen, C Dong, C Chen… - Nano Today, 2021 - Elsevier
Increasing environmental crises caused by exploring and using fossil fuels have compelled
human being to develop innovative technologies to utilize renewable and sustainable …

Effect of diamagnetic Ca, Sr, Pb, and Ba substitution on the crystal structure and multiferroic properties of the BiFeO3 perovskite

VA Khomchenko, DA Kiselev, JM Vieira… - Journal of applied …, 2008 - pubs.aip.org
In this work, we studied the effect of heterovalent Ca, Sr, Pb, and Ba substitution on the
crystal structure, dielectric, local ferroelectric, and magnetic properties of the BiFeO 3 …

Oxides, oxides, and more oxides: high-κ oxides, ferroelectrics, ferromagnetics, and multiferroics

N Izyumskaya, Y Alivov, H Morkoç - Critical Reviews in Solid State …, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
We review and critique the recent developments on multifunctional oxide materials, which
are gaining a good deal of interest. Recongnizing that this is a vast area, the focus of this …

First principles studies of multiferroic materials

S Picozzi, C Ederer - Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 2009 - iopscience.iop.org
Multiferroics, materials where spontaneous long-range magnetic and dipolar orders coexist,
represent an attractive class of compounds, which combine rich and fascinating fundamental …

[HTML][HTML] Recent progress in the growth and applications of graphene as a smart material: a review

B Aissa, NK Memon, A Ali, MK Khraisheh - Frontiers in Materials, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Innovative breakthroughs in fundamental research and industrial applications of graphene
material have made its mass and low-cost production as a necessary step toward its real …

Photovoltaic properties of Bi2FeCrO6 epitaxial thin films

R Nechache, C Harnagea, S Licoccia… - Applied Physics …, 2011 - pubs.aip.org
We report a large photovoltaic (PV) effect in multiferroic Bi 2 FeCrO 6 (BFCO) films under
monochromatic illumination at 635 nm with an intensity of 1.5 mW cm− 2⁠. These …

Structural, magnetic, and optical properties of and epitaxial thin films: An experimental and first-principles study

L Bi, AR Taussig, HS Kim, L Wang, GF Dionne… - Physical Review B …, 2008 - APS
BiFeO 3 and Bi 2 FeMnO 6 films were epitaxially grown on SrTiO 3 (001) substrates by
pulsed-laser deposition, and their structural, magnetic, magneto-optical and optical …

Effect of Gd substitution on the crystal structure and multiferroic properties of BiFeO3

VA Khomchenko, VV Shvartsman, P Borisov… - Acta Materialia, 2009 - Elsevier
The crystal structure, magnetic and local ferroelectric properties of polycrystalline Bi1−
xGdxFeO3 (x= 0.1, 0.2, 0.3) samples were investigated at room temperature. Gadolinium …

Rationalization of double perovskite oxides as energy materials: a theoretical insight from electronic and optical properties

MG Basavarajappa, S Chakraborty - ACS Materials Au, 2022 - ACS Publications
The quest for clean energy conversion has become one of the most important efforts for
tackling the greenhouse effect for a sustainable environment. This involves energy …