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Lead-free multiferroic magnetoelectric mixed and core shell composites of BaTiO3 and NiFe2O4 were synthesised by a two-step process. The structural, morphological, electrical, magnetic and dielectric properties of the as prepared samples were investigated in detail. XRD—Rietveld refinement (using JANA 2006 program) confirms the co-existence of two phases in the composite. The dielectric, ferroelectric and ferromagnetic properties of the systems was studied. The enhanced remanent polarization of core shell composite compared to pure BaTiO3 is the direct evidence of formation of core shell structure. The decrease in saturation values of composites can be attributed to the presence of nonmagnetic BaTiO3. The magnetoelectric coupling studies on BaTiO3@NiFe2O4 core–shell system exhibits enhancement due to the well-defined interface between the two phases. The sensitivity of electric properties to the applied magnetic field enables the systems for possible applications in magnetoelectric sensors.
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The authors thank CLIF Kariavattom, and Sultan Qaboos University Oman, for providing XRD, XPS and VSM measurement facilities. The authors also thank Dr Rajeev Rawat, UGC DAE Indore centre for dielectric study and Satish Yadav for the analysis of the result. The authors are grateful to Dr Nandakumar Kalarikkal, Rahul M T and Anu A S of IIUCNN, MG University Kottayam for ME measurement and HRTEM measurement. Author K C Dhanyaprabha wishes to acknowledge Department of Science and Technology, India for the financial support under WOS-A (SR/WOS-A/PM-65/2017) scheme. Hysen Thomas acknowledge financial support received from KSCSTE under SRS project scheme (KSCSTE/1483/2019).
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Dhanyaprabha, K.C., Jacob, B., Mohan, M. et al. Magnetoelectric coupling study of lead-free BaTiO3/NiFe2O4 mixed and core–shell multiferroic composites. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 34, 207 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-022-09570-2
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