Dielectric and electrical studies of Pr{sup 3+} doped nano CaSiO{sub 3} perovskite ceramics
- Department of Physics, Bangalore University, Bangalore 560056 (India)
- Department of Chemistry, M.S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bangalore 560054 (India)
- Department of Physics, APS College of Engineering, Bangalore 560082 (India)
- Department of Physics, S. S. Margol College, Shahabad 585228 (India)
- Department of Solid State and Structural Chemistry Unit, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012 (India)
Highlights: • CaSiO{sub 3}:Pr{sup 3+} was prepared by facile low temperature solution combustion method. • The crystalline phase of the product is obtained by adopting sintering method. • Samples prepared at 500 °C and calcined at 900 °C for 3 h showed β-phase. • The Pr{sup 3+} doped CaSiO{sub 3} shows “unusual results”. • The electrical microstructure has been accepted to be of internal barrier layer capacitor. - Abstract: CaSiO{sub 3} nano-ceramic powder doped with Pr{sup 3+} has been prepared by solution combustion method. The powder Ca{sub 0.95}Pr{sub 0.05}SiO{sub 3} is investigated for its dielectric and electrical properties at room temperature to study the effect of doping. The sample is characterized by X-ray diffraction and infrared spectroscopy. The size of either of volume elements of CaSiO{sub 3}:Pr{sup 3+} estimated from transmission electron microscopy is about 180–200 nm. The sample shows colossal dielectric response at room temperature. This colossal dielectric behaviour follows Debye-type relaxation and can be explained by Maxwell–Wagner (MW) polarization. However, analysis of impedance and electric modulus data using Cole–Cole plot shows that it deviates from ideal Debye behaviour resulting from the distribution of relaxation times. The distribution in the relaxation times may be attributed to existence of electrically heterogeneous grains, insulating grain boundary, and electrode contact regions. Doping, thus, results in substantial modifications in the dielectric and electrical properties of the nano-ceramic CaSiO{sub 3}.
- OSTI ID:
- 22345212
- Journal Information:
- Materials Research Bulletin, Vol. 50; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2013 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0025-5408
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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