PHASE FORMATION AND ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES OF BCLTS CERAMICS SYNTHESIZED VIA THE SOLID-STATE COMBUSTION TECHNIQUE
BCLTS ceramics synthesized via combustion method
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https://doi.org/10.55766/sujst9458Keywords:
BCLTS, Combustion technique, Ferroelectric, DielectricAbstract
Lead-free Ba0.93Ca0.04La0.03Ti0.90Sn0.10O3 (BCLTS) ceramics were fabricated via solid-state combustion technique. The BCLTS powders were calcined in a temperature range of 1075-1175°C for 2 h and sintered in a temperature range of 1350-1450°C for 2 h. The BCLTS powders exhibited a pure perovskite phase when calcined above 1150°C. All BCLTS ceramic samples displayed a perovskite structure with coexisting cubic and tetragonal phases, with a secondary phase observed only at 1450°C. The growth of grain size was increased with increasing sintering temperature (0.42 to 0.65 μm.). The highest dielectric and ferroelectric properties (εr=3047, tan δr = 0.029, Pmax = 9.52 μC/cm2, Pr = 0.48 μC/cm2, Ec = 1.04 kV/cm) were obtained at the sintering temperature of 1400°C. The altered phase structure in this research, compared to earlier studies, results in distinct outcomes for the dielectric and ferroelectric properties.
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