The phosphate-based composite materials filled with nano-sized BaTiO3 and Fe3O4: toward the unfired multiferroic materials

Abstract

The composite material filled with nano-sized BaTiO3 and Fe3O4 was designed and studied. The aluminium phosphate ceramics was used as a matrix. The XRD analysis demonstrates only the crystalline structure of the fillers used. The thermogravimetric analysis proves the thermal stability of the composites up to 950 K. The Maxwell–Wagner relaxation was observed in the dielectric spectra of the investigated composites. The dielectric spectroscopy proves the close contact between the nanoparticles with the different ferroic ordering. The phosphate-based composites have been proved to be a prospective candidate for the multiphase multiferroic materials design and development.