In
this study, we fabricated composites of conducting carbon black
(CB), room-temperature ferromagnetic Sr
3
YCo
4
O
10+δ
(SYCO) and polyvinylidenefluoride (PVDF) by
the solution mixing and coagulation method for the first time. During
the nucleation process of PVDF, the presence of SYCO and CB individually
facilitates the crystallization of polar β and semipolar γ
phases along with the nonpolar α phase in PVDF. The dc electrical
conductivity of PVDF raised from 1.54 × 10
–8
to 9.97 S/m with the addition of 30 wt % of CB, and it is nearly
constant with respect to the SYCO content. The PVDF/CB/SYCO composites
(PCS) possess high permittivity and its variation is in accordance
with the content of polar phases in PVDF. Moreover, the complex permittivity
and permeability spectra from 10 MHz to 1 GHz indicate that the dielectric
loss dictates over magnetic loss in these composites. The electromagnetic
interference shielding effectiveness (EMI SE) of PCS composites is
higher than that of PVDF/CB and PVDF/SYCO composites in the 8.2–18
GHz region. Addition of SYCO in the PVDF/CB matrix enhances shielding
by dominated absorption with minimal reflection. The analysis of the
shielding mechanism suggests that in addition to conducting and magnetic
losses due to CB and SYCO, respectively, the synergy among CB, SYCO,
and PVDF promotes shielding by matching the input impedance to that
of free space, enhancing multiple internal reflections from SYCO and
subsequent absorption by CB, eddy current losses, dielectric damping
losses, interfacial polarization losses, and so forth. These different
mechanisms result in an enhanced EMI SE of 50.2 dB for the PCS-40
composite for a thickness of 2.5 mm.
BaLnTeO (Ln = La, Pr, Nd, Sm, and Eu) double perovskites were synthesized via solid-state ceramic route. Preliminary X-ray diffraction studies indicated a pseudocubic structure with lattice parameters ranging from 8.55 to 8.44 Å for the substitution of rare earths from La to Eu. Raman spectra show the frequency dependence of various Raman bands with respect to rare-earth substitution and exhibit a significant shift in peaks to higher wavenumber region, which was observed only for symmetric stretching modes of LnO and TeO octahedra. In accordance with observed number of bands and group theoretical predictions, the most likely symmetry of all compounds in the BaLnTeO system was found to be monoclinic with P2 /n space group. Rietveld refinement of the XRD patterns further confirmed the P2 /n space group and also the 1:1 rock salt ordering of the B-site cations. Diffuse reflectance spectra of BaLnTeO showed the optical bandgaps of these compounds between 3.9 and 4.8 eV, indicating the suitability as luminescent host material. The reduction in bandgap energy with lanthanide contraction of rare-earth ions is attributed to the widening of conduction band with octahedral tilting. Photoluminescence (PL) spectra and PL excitation spectra of BaLaEu TeO ( x = 0.025, 0.05, 0.075, 0.1, 0.125, 0.15) were investigated and found to exhibit bright orange-red emission under UV excitation. Chromaticity coordinates closely resemble those of commercial red phosphor SrSiN:Eu, which points toward the possible applicability of these new red phosphors in solid-state lighting industry. Finally, Judd-Ofelt intensity parameters Ω (λ = 2 and 4) were calculated, which indicate that Eu ions occupy the symmetric octahedral B-site of the BaLaTeO.
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