Multiferroic bismuth ferrite-based materials for multifunctional applications: Ceramic bulks, thin films and nanostructures

J Wu, Z Fan, D Xiao, J Zhu, J Wang - Progress in Materials Science, 2016 - Elsevier
Among the different types of multiferroic compounds, bismuth ferrite (BiFeO 3; BFO) stands
out because it is perhaps the only one being simultaneously magnetic and strongly …

Recent advances in ZnO nanostructures and thin films for biosensor applications

SK Arya, S Saha, JE Ramirez-Vick, V Gupta… - Analytica chimica …, 2012 - Elsevier
Biosensors have shown great potential for health care and environmental monitoring. The
performance of biosensors depends on their components, among which the matrix material …

Low leakage current and enhanced ferroelectric properties of Ti and Zn codoped BiFeO3 thin film

GD Hu, SH Fan, CH Yang, WB Wu - Applied Physics Letters, 2008 - pubs.aip.org
Bi Fe O 3 (BFO), Ti (2%)-doped BFO (BFTO), Zn (2%)-doped BFO (BFZO), as well as Ti (1%)
and Zn (1%) codoped BFO (BFTZO) films were deposited on Pt∕ Ti∕ Si O 2∕ Si substrates …

Enhanced Multiferroic Properties and Valence Effect of Ru-Doped BiFeO3 Thin Films

F Yan, MO Lai, L Lu, TJ Zhu - The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2010 - ACS Publications
Multiferroic materials are of considerable interest due to the intriguing science and
application potential. Effects of the Ru dopant on the structural, electrical, domain structure …

Enhanced multiferroic properties and domain structure of La-doped BiFeO3 thin films

F Yan, TJ Zhu, MO Lai, L Lu - Scripta Materialia, 2010 - Elsevier
BiFeO3 (BFO) and La-doped BFO (BLFO) thin films were grown on Pt/TiO2/SiO2/Si substrate
using pulsed laser deposition. The domain structures of the BFO and BLFO were …

Enhanced multiferroic properties of the high-valence Pr doped BiFeO3 thin film

B Yu, M Li, Z Hu, L Pei, D Guo, X Zhao… - Applied Physics …, 2008 - pubs.aip.org
High-valence Pr-doped Bi Fe O 3 (BPF) multiferroic thin film was prepared by pulsed laser
deposition on a Pt∕ Ti O 2∕ Si O 2∕ Si substrate. X-ray diffraction analysis indicates that …

Optical characterization of ZnO nanoparticles capped with various surfactants

ML Singla, M Kumar - Journal of Luminescence, 2009 - Elsevier
The presence of surfactants (Hexamine, tetraethylammonium bromide (TEAB),
cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB), tetraoctylammonium bromide (TOAB) and PVP) …

Influence of oxygen pressure on the ferroelectric properties of epitaxial thin films by pulsed laser deposition

L You, NT Chua, K Yao, L Chen, J Wang - Physical Review B—Condensed …, 2009 - APS
The growth window of multiferroic BiFeO 3 thin films is very small. Both temperature and
oxygen pressure will affect the film quality and phase purity significantly. We demonstrate …

A New Class of Room‐Temperature Multiferroic Thin Films with Bismuth‐Based Supercell Structure

A Chen, H Zhou, Z Bi, Y Zhu, Z Luo… - Advanced …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Multiferroic materials, which exhibit the coexistence of ferromagnetism and ferroelectricity,
have attracted extensive interest owing to their potential applications as multifunctional …

Precursor-directed self-assembly of porous ZnO nanosheets as high-performance surface-enhanced Raman scattering substrate.

Q Liu, L Jiang, L Guo - Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse …, 2013 - europepmc.org
Self-assembly of ZnO porous nanosheets with novel parallelogram morphology and high
specific surface area is achieved by a one-pot alkalization reaction. The growth mechanism …