Structure and magnetoelectric property of low-temperature sintering (Ni 0.8Zn 0.1Cu 0.1)Fe 2O 4/[0.58PNN-0.02PZN-0.05PNW-0.35PT] composites

(1− x)(Ni 0.8Zn 0.1Cu 0.1)Fe 2O 4/x0.58Pb(Ni 1/3Nb 2/3)O 3-0.02Pb(Zn 1/3Nb 2/3)O 3-0.05Pb(Ni 1/2W 1/2)O 3-0.35PbTiO 3 ((1− x)NZCF/xPNZNWT) magnetoelectric composites were prepared by conventional solid–state reaction method via low-temperature sintering technique. The low-temperature sintering technique can prepare dense composites, where the ferrite and piezoelectric phases coexist in the synthesized particulate composites, and no apparent mutual solubility takes place between the two phases. The (1− x)NZCF/xPNZNWT ceramic composites exhibit excellent integrated electrical properties, where diffused dielectric response peaks, typical P-E hysteresis loops and excellent piezoelectric property can be obtained. The (1− x)NZCF/xPNZNWT composites prepared by the low-temperature sintering process can be electrically and magnetically poled to exhibit apparent magnetoelectric effect, indicating that such technique is convenient to develop excellent particulate magnetoelectric materials in the future.