Microstructural, structural and dielectric analysis of Ni-doped CaCu3Ti4O12 ceramic with low dielectric loss

CaCu 2.8 Ni 0.2 Ti 4 O 12 ceramics were elaborated using the solid-state reaction technic. The pellets were annealed at 1000 °C for 24 h. The X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis proves the main phase formation of our sample crystallize in the cubic structure with Im 3 ¯ space group. The diffuse reflect...

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Published in:Journal of materials science. Materials in electronics 2019-08, Vol.30 (16), p.14823-14833
Main Authors: Gaâbel, F., Khlifi, M., Hamdaoui, N., Beji, L., Taibi, K., Dhahri, J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Characterization and Evaluation of Materials
Chemistry and Materials Science
Dielectric loss
Dielectric properties
Dielectric relaxation
Energy gap
Grain boundaries
Materials Science
Mathematical analysis
Nickel
Optical and Electronic Materials
Reflectance
Review
Spectrum analysis
Temperature dependence
Thermal analysis
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Summary:CaCu 2.8 Ni 0.2 Ti 4 O 12 ceramics were elaborated using the solid-state reaction technic. The pellets were annealed at 1000 °C for 24 h. The X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis proves the main phase formation of our sample crystallize in the cubic structure with Im 3 ¯ space group. The diffuse reflectance analysis allow us to calculate the optical band gap energy which is equal to 3.172 eV. The dielectric properties of our compound were studied using complex impedance spectroscopy showing a lowering in dielectric loss (tan δ = 0.07) at 1 kHz and at room temperature. The impedance studies reveal the presence of temperature dependent dielectric relaxation. Thus, the electrical modulus studies show that the relaxation is associated with grain boundaries effects. The activation energy calculated from the electric modulus spectra, related to the electrical relaxation, is found to be 0.60 eV. This result suggests the hopping mechanism of oxygen vacancies produced at grain boundaries in relaxation processes.
ISSN:0957-4522
1573-482X
DOI:10.1007/s10854-019-01886-w