Synthesis of Barium Titanate Compounds with Enhanced Dielectric Properties at Room Temperature
The addition of 22 mol% of different zirconia containing powders: cubic stabilized zirconia (8YSZ), tetragonal zirconia (TZ3Y), and pure zirconia to barium titanate (BaTiO3) was studied. X-ray diffraction analysis of the sintered compact made of these powder mixtures confirmed the presence of single phase peroviskate-like structure. The microstructure of the sintered samples showed different grain sizes, for different kinds of zirconia additives. The relative permittivity and the dielectric loss of the sintered pellets were measured at different temperatures and frequencies. The highest relative permittivity was obtained for samples having 22 mol% 8YSZ. The yttria addition to barium titanate zirconate had been discussed.
Dielectric Behavior of Yttrium doped Barium-zirconium-titanateCeramics
The ferroelectric behavior of the yttrium-doped barium-zirconium-titanate perovskite ceramics Ba1 xY2x/3Ti.75Zr0.25O3 (with x = 0.0, 0.01, 0. 025, 0.05) has been studied. The room temperature X-ray diraition study suggests that all the compositions have a single-phase cubic symmetry with space group Pm-3m The temperature dependent dielectric constant of the ceramics was investigated in the frequency range from 50 Hz to 1 MHz. The density of the samples was determined using Archimedes’ principle and was found to be 98% of the X-ray density. A broad dielectric anomaly coupled with a shift of the dielectric maximum towards a higher temperature with increasing frequency indicates relaxor-type behavior in the ceramics With increasing in yttrium content, the Curie temperature decreased, except for x = 0.01 where the Curie temperature increased. The relative permittivity decreased and broadened with increasing yttrium content.
Calculation of and Errors in the Susceptibility
The measurement of the susceptibility requires three measurements, two of which have to be performed with a substance of known susceptibility. The difference of these last two measurements furnishes the proportionality constant of the apparatus, always employing the same volume, while the difference with the unknown substance gives the required susceptibility.