xBiFeO3-(1-x)Ba5TbTi3V7O30 (xBFO-BTTV) ceramic composites with different x
values were prepared by high temperature solid state reaction technique and
sintering at 1073K. The formation of composite structure consisting of BFO
and BTTV phases was confirmed by XRD study. Surface morphology was studied
by scanning electron microscope (SEM) and shows that structure with high
density was obtained in the composite 0.3BFOBTTV whereas the average grain
size increases by increasing x, i.e. by increasing amount of BiFeO3 in the
system. Magnetic measurements were done in a wide temperature range, i.e.
from 10 to 350K, by vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM) and showed that the
magnetization changes by changing the value of x in the composite. BiFeO3 is
antiferromagnetic in nature with weak ferromagnetism. Addition of
Ba5TbTi3V7O30 enhances magnetic properties of the composite and maximal
coercivity and remnant magnetization are obtained in the composite
0.7BFO-BTTV.