P. Kasaeipoor Naeini - MS Student, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Technology and Engineering, University of Shahrekord, Shahrekord, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari, Iran
M. Delshad Chermahin - Assistant Professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Technology and Engineering, University of Shahrekord, Shahrekord, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari, Iran
B. Shayegh Boroujeny - Associate Professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Technology and Engineering, University of Shahrekord, Shahrekord, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari, Iran
T. Ebadzadeh - Professor, Ceramics Department, Materials and Energy Research Center (MERC), Meshkindasht, Alborz, Iran
M. Nilforoushan - Associate Professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Technology and Engineering, University of Shahrekord, Shahrekord, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari, Iran
M. Abdollahi - MS, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Technology and Engineering, University of Shahrekord, Shahrekord, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari, Iran

In the present study, a multiferroic (K۰.۵Na۰.۵NbO۳)-۲۲.۵ Vol. % (BaFe۱۲O۱۹) composite was successfully obtained from conventional sintering (abbreviated as CS) method at ۱۰۸۰ °C. To compare the dielectric properties of the samples, lead-free K۰.۵Na۰.۵NbO۳ (abbreviated as KNN) piezoceramics were prepared using CS method at ۱۱۲۵ °C. The structure and morphology were determined by X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), and the dielectric properties of samples were also investigated. In the X-ray spectra of composite samples, all peaks related to the KNN and BFO phases were observed without any trace of the second phase. In the SEM images of the composite, the distinct cubic morphology of the KNN phase, indicating the formation of the perovskite structure of the compound, and polygonal grains of the BFO phase were observed. The values of relative density, dielectric coefficient, and loss factor of the lead-free KNN ceramic at the sintering temperature of ۱۱۲۵ °C were measured to be ۹۱ %, ۳۹۰, and ۰.۰۲, respectively. These values at the sintering temperature of ۱۰۸۰ °C were about ۹۲ %, ۲۰۰, and ۰.۱۸, respectively. Although the dielectric properties of KNN-BFO composite were lower than those of pure KNN, the presence of magnetic phase could create magnetic properties and, consequently, multiferroicity in the KNN-BFO composite. The dielectric properties also confirmed that this composite can be regarded as a new multiferroic composite.

Ferroelectric KNN, Ferromagnetic BFO, Multiferroic composites, Dielectric properties