Dielectric properties, impedance analysis and modulus behavior of CaTiO3 ceramic prepared by solid state reaction

Abstract

Calcium titanate (CaTiO3) with the general formula for perovskites, ABO3, is of technological importance, particularly with regard to dielectric properties. In this work, CaTiO3 ceramic material was prepared by the conventional solid state reaction method. The dielectric properties, impedance characteristics and modulus behavior of the CaTiO3 ceramic material sintered at 1240 °C were investigated in the frequency range of 10−2-106 Hz and temperature range of 100-250 °C. The XRD analysis of the sintered CaTiO3 shows that it is an orthorhombic structure with lattice parameters a = 5.4398 Å, b = 7.6417 Å, and c = 5.3830 Å. The FESEM micrograph shows a significant difference in grain size distribution ranging from 0.26 to 2.32 μm. The AC conductivity, σAC, is found to increase with increasing temperature within the frequency range of 10−2-106 Hz confirming the hopping of electrons to be the conduction mechanism. Due to the decreasing values of the frequency exponent s with increasing temperature, the results of the σAC are discussed using the correlated barrier height (CBH) model. For dielectric studies, the dielectric constant, ε′ is found to decrease with increasing frequency. In the whole temperature range of 100-250 °C, high and low frequency plateau are observed. Each converges at high frequency (>105 Hz) for all the temperatures. The frequency dependence of loss tangent, tan δ, decreases with rise in temperature, with the loss tangent peak shifting to higher frequency. Due to its dielectric characteristics, it is a suitable candidate for developing a variety of capacitors. For the master modulus plot, the shapes remain unchanged in the temperature range considered. The Cole-Cole plots reveal that two primary relaxation processes exist in the sample for each temperature. The Nyquist plots reveal that at temperatures below 150 °C, a linear response in the imaginary part of the impedance, Z′′, is noticed. At and above 175 °C, the linear response gradually changes to a semicircle arc. The modulus behavior indicates the presence of correlation between the motions of mobile charge carriers. The plots of Arrhenius diagram of relaxation times of loss tangent, τtanδ, and imaginary part of dielectric modulus, τM′′, obey the Arrhenius law, where the activation energies calculated from the slopes are 2.09 and 2.38 eV respectively.

Dielectric relaxations and electrical properties of Aurivillius Bi3.5La0.5Ti2Fe0.5Nb0.5O12 ceramics

“…As complex impedance spectrum gives emphasis to the largest resistance of the structural components, whereas the electric modulus plots highlights those with the smallest capacitance [11,25]. In our situation that the resistances of different structural components are different largely, the electric modulus analysis is very significant for resolving multi-relaxations, where semicircles scale inversely to capacitance [26,27]. Fig 5(a).…”

Effect of Fe/Ta doping on structural, dielectric, and electrical properties of Bi4Ti2.5Fe0.25Ta0.25O12 ceramics

“…Electric modulus analysis is performed to further clarify the relaxation behaviors since electric modulus spectrum scales the inverse capacitance data (1/C) and can suppress the effect of electrode polarization in the material. 46,47 The complex electric modulus (M*) data were derived from complex impedance (Z*), M*=jxC o Z*, where x=2pf is the angular frequency and C o is the vacuum capacitance of the plates. Figure 6 shows frequency dependence of electric modulus M″(f) at various temperatures.…”

Effects of synthesis techniques on chemical composition, microstructure and dielectric properties of Mg-doped calcium titanate

“…Owing to its moderate dielectric constant and excellent microwave response, calcium titanate has been recognized as a material for fabrication of dielectric capacitors, microwave resonators, and sensors [1][2][3][4][5]. Typical CaTiO 3 dielectric constant value is 170 [6][7].…”