Journal of Advanced Dielectrics, Volume. 11, Issue 1, 2150003(2021)

Structural and dielectric properties of sol–gel processed Ce-doped BaTi0.97Y0.03O3 ceramics

Aziz Nfissi1, Yahya Ababou1、*, Mounir Belhajji1, Salaheddine Sayouri1, and Taj-dine Lamcharfi2
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  • 1LPAIS, Faculty of Sciences-DM, USMBA, B.P. 1796, Fez-Atlas, Morocco
  • 2LSSC, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Street Immouzar, B. P. 2202, Fez, Morocco
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    Structural and dielectric properties of Ce-doped BaTi0.97Y0.03O3 powders, with the chemical formulation (Ba1xCex)(Ti(0.97x/4)- Y0.03)O3 such as x = 0%, 1%, 3%, 5%, 7% and 9%, produced by the sol–gel method, have been investigated. X-ray diffraction analysis showed that Ce3+ ions incorporated Ba sites until x= 7% indicating that this concentration represents a solubility limit of Ce3+ ions in BaTi0.97Y0.03O3 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 A1g mode, which we attributed to the effect of incorporation of Ce3+ and Y3+ 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 BaTi0.97Y0.03O3 sample, and reaches a value that should be below 40C for x= 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 BaTi0.97Y0.03O3 powders, with the chemical formulation (Ba1xCex)(Ti(0.97x/4)- Y0.03)O3 such as x = 0%, 1%, 3%, 5%, 7% and 9%, produced by the sol–gel method, have been investigated. X-ray diffraction analysis showed that Ce3+ ions incorporated Ba sites until x= 7% indicating that this concentration represents a solubility limit of Ce3+ ions in BaTi0.97Y0.03O3 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 A1g mode, which we attributed to the effect of incorporation of Ce3+ and Y3+ 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 BaTi0.97Y0.03O3 sample, and reaches a value that should be below 40C for x= 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.

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    Aziz Nfissi, Yahya Ababou, Mounir Belhajji, Salaheddine Sayouri, Taj-dine Lamcharfi. Structural and dielectric properties of sol–gel processed Ce-doped BaTi0.97Y0.03O3 ceramics[J]. Journal of Advanced Dielectrics, 2021, 11(1): 2150003

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    Category: Research Articles

    Received: Nov. 26, 2020

    Accepted: Jan. 19, 2021

    Published Online: Nov. 1, 2022

    The Author Email: Ababou Yahya (ababouyahya@hotmail.com)

    DOI:10.1142/S2010135X2150003X

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