Rare-Earths-Manganese-Boron Compounds

Burzo, E.

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-99245-3_6

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“…The determined average grain size of the NBT, NBS1T, NBS3T, and NBS5T compositions was 2.65 μm, 4.86 μm, 5.27 μm, and 4.13μm, respectively. The increase in grain size can be attributed to the sintering mechanism, in which the surface free energy of particles decreases due to the solid-vapour interface energy and solid-state interface energy contributions along with the diffusion of rare earth ions in the NBT host matrix and the dopant's ionic radii and atomic mass [31,32]. Among various rare earth elements, samarium is considered as one of the excellent dopants due to its optical capacity [33].…”

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Samarium-modified NBT ceramics: a comprehensive exploration of cumulative effects

Neeli,

Jaladi,

Sangula

et al. 2023

Phys. Scr.

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In the present report, ceramic specimens of sodium bismuth titanate [Na0.5(Bi1-xSmx)0.5TiO3] were prepared through solid-state reaction method with variations in the dopant concentrations specifically, x = 0.0, 0.1, 0.3, 0.5. The structural, optical, mechanical, and magnetic properties of lead-free NBT ceramics were investigated. The rhombohedral phase with space group R3c was confirmed in all prepared ceramic samples using X-ray diffraction patterns and Rietveld analysis. SEM micrographs and Energy Dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDAX) assess the morphology, grain size, overall structure, and stoichiometry of the developed compounds. FTIR spectroscopy was used for characterizing and identifying the functional groups. UV-vis spectroscopy revealed that band gap values decreased as dopant concentration increased, confirming the use of NBT-based perovskite as a photoactive material. PL spectra at room temperature exhibited reddish-orange emission. Colour coordinates and CCT values are in the range of 3483K to 5912K. At a concentration of x=0.3, the materials displayed a high Vickers hardness of 8.20 GPa and exhibited minimal wear with low frictional coefficient values. Ferromagnetic behaviour at room temperature (RTFM) was detected in Sm-modified ceramic samples, as confirmed by the VSM study. The cumulative effect impact of the rare earth dopant cation at the Bi-site of NBT was widespread and demonstrated significant potential for use in optoelectronic devices.

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