Phase transition and dielectric properties of BaTiO3 ceramics containing 10 mol% BaGeO3

Dielectric properties and the cubic ? tetragonal phase transition temperature ofdense BaTiO3 ceramics containing 10 mol% BaGeO3, sintered between 840 and 1350 °C,have been investigated. The ceramic bodies were prepared from a nano-sized BaTi0.9/Ge0.1O3powder consisting of both BaTiO3 and BaGeO3 phases. The addition of BaGeO3 leads to areduction and broadening of the permittivity maximum, and to a small downshift of theparaelectric ? ferroelectric phase transition temperature, compared to a pure BaTiO3 ceramic.Lower sintering temperatures and thus small grain sizes of the ceramics cause an additionalreduction of the maximum permittivity down to 2800. Both DTA and dilatometricmeasurements reveal also a downshifting of the phase transition temperature, as well as adecrease of the latent heat.

Structure and Electric Property of BaTi2O5 Film by Laser Ablation

BaTi2O5 film was prepared on MgO (100) substrate by laser ablation, and the structure and electric property of the film were investigated. The film was b-axis oriented and epitaxially grown on the substrate along two in-plane directions with the a-axes ([100]-orientation) perpendicular to each other. The b-axis oriented BaTi2O5 film exhibited a sharp permittivity maximum (~ 2000) and had a high Curie temperature (750 K). The electrical conductivity increased with temperature and showed the Arrhenius relationship having an activation energy of 1.25 eV.

Processing and Characterization of (1-x)(Na1/2Bi1/2)TiO3 - xLa(Mg1/2Ti1/2)O3 Ceramics

Lead-free relaxor ceramics based on sodium-bismuth titanate, (1-x)(Na1/2Bi1/2)TiO3 - xLa(Mg1/2Ti1/2)O3 [(1-x)NBT-xLMT] (0≤x≤0.25), were prepared by both the conventional mixed oxide method and by the Pechini route, and their crystal structure and dielectric properties were investigated. All the compositions studied were found to possess a rhombohedrally distorted crystal lattice at room temperature. A distortion degree of the unit cell decreases and its volume increases with LMT content. The temperature of the dielectric permittivity maximum does not change with increasing substitution rate. As x is increased, the frequency-dependent dielectric peaks are flattened. The compositional evolution of structure and dielectric characteristics of the ceramics obtained are analysed and discussed in respect to size, charge and polarizability of the cations involved.