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Title: Study of the structure and ferroelectric behavior of BaBi{sub 4-x}La{sub x}Ti{sub 4}O{sub 15} ceramics

Abstract

The structure and ferroelectric properties of Lanthanum substituted barium bismuth titanate BaBi{sub 4-x}La{sub x}Ti{sub 4}O{sub 15} (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.5) ceramics prepared by solid-state reaction method have been investigated. X-ray diffraction (XRD) confirms the formation of a single phase material. The distribution of lanthanum into the perovskite layers and (Bi{sub 2}O{sub 2}){sup 2+} layers of BaBi{sub 4}Ti{sub 4}O{sub 15} ceramics have been revealed through Raman spectroscopy. At lower value of x, it is seen that La{sup 3+} ions prefer to substitute A-site Bi{sup 3+} ions in the perovskite layers while for higher x values, La{sup 3+} ions get incorporated into the (Bi{sub 2}O{sub 2}){sup 2+} layers. A critical La content of x ∼ 0.2 in BaBi{sub 4-x}La{sub x}Ti{sub 4}O{sub 15} is seen to exhibit a large remnant polarization (P{sub r}) with low coercive field (E{sub c}). The improvement in the ferroelectric properties of La substituted BaBi{sub 4}Ti{sub 4}O{sub 15} ceramics has been explained in terms of changing oxygen vacancy concentration and structural relaxation. Tunable ferroelectric materials can be obtained by manipulating the doping amount of lanthanum ion.

Authors:
;  [1];  [2];  [3]
  1. Department of Physics & Astrophysics, University of Delhi, Delhi-110 007 (India)
  2. Department of Physics, ARSD College, University of Delhi, Dhaula Kuan, New Delhi-110 021 (India)
  3. Electroceramics Group, Solid State Physics Laboratory, Lucknow Road, Delhi 110 054 (India)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
22490203
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
AIP Conference Proceedings
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 1665; Journal Issue: 1; Conference: 59. DAE solid state physics symposium 2014, Tamilnadu (India), 16-20 Dec 2014; Other Information: (c) 2015 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 0094-243X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY; BARIUM COMPOUNDS; BISMUTH COMPOUNDS; BISMUTH IONS; CERAMICS; CONCENTRATION RATIO; FERROELECTRIC MATERIALS; LANTHANUM COMPOUNDS; LANTHANUM IONS; LAYERS; PEROVSKITE; POLARIZATION; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; RELAXATION; SOLIDS; TITANATES; VACANCIES; X-RAY DIFFRACTION

Citation Formats

Khokhar, Anita, Sreenivas, K., Goyal, Parveen K., and Thakur, O. P. Study of the structure and ferroelectric behavior of BaBi{sub 4-x}La{sub x}Ti{sub 4}O{sub 15} ceramics. United States: N. p., 2015. Web. doi:10.1063/1.4917610.
Khokhar, Anita, Sreenivas, K., Goyal, Parveen K., & Thakur, O. P. Study of the structure and ferroelectric behavior of BaBi{sub 4-x}La{sub x}Ti{sub 4}O{sub 15} ceramics. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4917610
Khokhar, Anita, Sreenivas, K., Goyal, Parveen K., and Thakur, O. P. 2015. "Study of the structure and ferroelectric behavior of BaBi{sub 4-x}La{sub x}Ti{sub 4}O{sub 15} ceramics". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4917610.
@article{osti_22490203,
title = {Study of the structure and ferroelectric behavior of BaBi{sub 4-x}La{sub x}Ti{sub 4}O{sub 15} ceramics},
author = {Khokhar, Anita and Sreenivas, K. and Goyal, Parveen K. and Thakur, O. P.},
abstractNote = {The structure and ferroelectric properties of Lanthanum substituted barium bismuth titanate BaBi{sub 4-x}La{sub x}Ti{sub 4}O{sub 15} (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.5) ceramics prepared by solid-state reaction method have been investigated. X-ray diffraction (XRD) confirms the formation of a single phase material. The distribution of lanthanum into the perovskite layers and (Bi{sub 2}O{sub 2}){sup 2+} layers of BaBi{sub 4}Ti{sub 4}O{sub 15} ceramics have been revealed through Raman spectroscopy. At lower value of x, it is seen that La{sup 3+} ions prefer to substitute A-site Bi{sup 3+} ions in the perovskite layers while for higher x values, La{sup 3+} ions get incorporated into the (Bi{sub 2}O{sub 2}){sup 2+} layers. A critical La content of x ∼ 0.2 in BaBi{sub 4-x}La{sub x}Ti{sub 4}O{sub 15} is seen to exhibit a large remnant polarization (P{sub r}) with low coercive field (E{sub c}). The improvement in the ferroelectric properties of La substituted BaBi{sub 4}Ti{sub 4}O{sub 15} ceramics has been explained in terms of changing oxygen vacancy concentration and structural relaxation. Tunable ferroelectric materials can be obtained by manipulating the doping amount of lanthanum ion.},
doi = {10.1063/1.4917610},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22490203}, journal = {AIP Conference Proceedings},
issn = {0094-243X},
number = 1,
volume = 1665,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Jun 24 00:00:00 EDT 2015},
month = {Wed Jun 24 00:00:00 EDT 2015}
}