Orientation imaging microscopy has been used to investigate the effects of Nb doping on the grain boundary plane distributions in TiO2 (rutile). By comparing the grain boundary plane distribution of the undoped material with theoretical estimates of grain boundary energy anisotropy of pure rutile, it is possible to show that the frequency of grain boundary planes is inversely correlated with gr...

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Effect of Bismuth Doping on the Magnetic Properties of Rare-Earth Orthoferrites by Kelsey A. Collier The purpose of this experiment was to investigate the magnetic properties of bismuth-doped rare-earth orthoferrites, prompted by scientific interest in and the possible device applications of multiferroics. The magnetic susceptibility of single-crystal samples of pure and bismuth-doped orthoferr...