Journal of Advanced Dielectrics, Volume. 11, Issue 1, 2150003(2021)
Structural and dielectric properties of sol–gel processed Ce-doped ceramics
Aziz Nfissi1, Yahya Ababou1、*, Mounir Belhajji1, Salaheddine Sayouri1, and Taj-dine Lamcharfi2
Author Affiliations
1LPAIS, Faculty of Sciences-DM, USMBA, B.P. 1796, Fez-Atlas, Morocco2LSSC, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Street Immouzar, B. P. 2202, Fez, Moroccoshow less
Structural and dielectric properties of Ce-doped O3 powders, with the chemical formulation (Ba(Ti(- O3 such as = 0%, 1%, 3%, 5%, 7% and 9%, produced by the sol–gel method, have been investigated. X-ray diffraction analysis showed that Ce ions incorporated Ba sites until = 7% indicating that this concentration represents a solubility limit of Ce ions in O3 matrix. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analysis showed a decrease in grain size down to the same concentration of 7%. Raman spectroscopy analysis showed the appearance of mode, which we attributed to the effect of incorporation of Ce and Y in BaTiO3 matrix. Dielectric measurements revealed that doping with cerium lowers the temperature of permittivity maximum at the ferroelectric-to-paraelectric transition (FPT) of the O3 sample, and reaches a value that should be below C for = 9%. Moreover, the phenomenon of dielectric resonance was observed on all Ce-doped samples, which was not the case with other dopants as reported in the literature.Structural and dielectric properties of Ce-doped O3 powders, with the chemical formulation (Ba(Ti(- O3 such as = 0%, 1%, 3%, 5%, 7% and 9%, produced by the sol–gel method, have been investigated. X-ray diffraction analysis showed that Ce ions incorporated Ba sites until = 7% indicating that this concentration represents a solubility limit of Ce ions in O3 matrix. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analysis showed a decrease in grain size down to the same concentration of 7%. Raman spectroscopy analysis showed the appearance of mode, which we attributed to the effect of incorporation of Ce and Y in BaTiO3 matrix. Dielectric measurements revealed that doping with cerium lowers the temperature of permittivity maximum at the ferroelectric-to-paraelectric transition (FPT) of the O3 sample, and reaches a value that should be below C for = 9%. Moreover, the phenomenon of dielectric resonance was observed on all Ce-doped samples, which was not the case with other dopants as reported in the literature.