The lattice vibrations (phonon modes) of crystals underpin a large number of material
properties. The harmonic phonon spectrum of a solid is the simplest description of its …

A few oxides such as YMnO3, TbMnO3, YMn2O5 and BiFeO3 constituted the small family of
well-characterized multiferroics until recently, but this area of research has been enlarged …

Multiferroics were considered to be rare because magnetism and ferroelectricity require
entirely different criteria for the materials. Several multiferroic oxides have, however, been …

In this work, we present a sol–gel synthesis of ε-Fe2O3 nano and microparticles stabilized in
silica thin films. Thanks to the relatively high size of the synthesized particles, we have been …

Raman study on a select few orthochromites, RCrO 3 (R= Y, Lu, Gd, Eu and Sm), shows that
the phonon behavior at TN in compounds with magnetic R-ion (Gd and Sm) is remarkably …

The practical use of photocatalyst in wastewater treatment is mainly hindered due to the
recoverability of the catalyst. This can be addressed by the ferrite-based compounds which …

GaFeO3, AlFeO3 and related oxides are ferrimagnetic exhibiting magnetodielectric effect.
There has been no evidence to date for ferroelectricity and hence multiferroicity in these …

The investigation of photocatalytic behavior of compounds consisting of earth-abundant
elements is vital for discovering cheap photocatalysts/photoelectrocatalysts. AlFeO 3 is an …

In this report, we have addressed a comprehensive study on the structural phase transitions
with the help of a combination of high temperature x-ray diffraction and temperature …

In Eu 2 ZnIr O 6, effectively two atoms are active; ie, Ir is magnetically active, which results in
complex magnetic ordering within the Ir sublattice at low temperature. On the other hand …