In this paper we report the successful preparation of hafnium substituted barium titanate,
i.e. BaTi1−xHfxO3 (BHT)
ceramics with (x = 0.05,0.1,0.2,0.3
and 0.4). X-ray diffraction measurements followed by Reitveld analysis show the single-phase
nature of these ceramics undergoing a tetragonal to cubic phase transformation for
x≥0.10. Temperature dependent dielectric properties
(ε′
and ε′′) of these single-phase BHT ceramics have been studied in the temperature
range 90–375 K and frequency range 0.1–100 kHz. Dispersionless but hysteric
ε′–T and
ε′′–T behaviour has been
observed for x<0.3 whereas
for x≥0.3 highly diffusive
and depressive ε′–T
and ε′′–T
behaviour has been observed. The three different phase transitions of pure
BaTiO3
get pinched into a single diffused round peak along with frequency dispersion for
x≥0.3. This clearly indicates an evolution of classical to relaxor ferroelectrics crossover with increasing
x
in these BHT ceramics. The parameters characterizing the relaxor behaviour
have been analysed. The mechanism for the dielectric relaxation process and
pinching of phase transition and their effect on ferroelectric behaviour is discussed.
Single-phase samples of La1−xCaxMnO3compounds have been synthesized by solid-state reaction. Detailed Rietveld analysis of powder X-ray diffraction data showed that La1−xCaxMnO3undergoes a structural phase transformation fromR-3ctoPnmaatX=0.05–0.075. There is a linear variation of lattice parameters as a function of calcium concentration. The slope of this linear variation changes atX=0.6. A correlation between observed Mn-O bond lengths, corresponding to different compositions, and possible magnetic phases is discussed.
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