Dielectric, piezoelectric and magnetic properties of ferroelectromagnet Pb(fe1/3Nb2/3)O3(PFN) ceramics

Ferroelecromagnet Pb(Fe1/3Nb2/3)O-3 has been synthesized and its crystal structure and dielectric, electrostrictive and magnetic properties have been investigated. The structure of PFN ceramics examined by X-ray diffraction was found perovskite-like. The dielectric constant and dielectric loss as a function of temperature at different frequencies was measured. A para-ferroelectric transition at a temperature of 403 K was found and the maximum dielectric constant at a frequency of 500 Hz at the transition temperature is as high as 9050. The piezoelectric strain at room temperature was examined. The magnetization measurements as a function of temperature in the temperature region from room temperature to 648 K with different applied magnetic fields revealed that the compound is antiferromagnetic.