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Investigation of structural, dielectric, transport and optical characteristics of Sm/Ce modified bismuth titanate ceramics

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The present study reports the synthesis (mixed oxide reaction route) and characterization (structural, dielectric and impedance spectroscopic) behaviour of cerium-modified bismuth samarium titanate (Bi3SmTi3O12) compounds. The room temperature X-ray diffractogram suggests orthorhombic symmetry. Micro-structures of the samples with cerium incorporation exhibit typical lamellar structures and overlapped grain boundaries with grain sizes in the range of 0.7–1.15 µm. Dielectric anomalies pertaining to heterogeneous electrical relaxations, Maxwell–Wagner polarization effects and phase transition are also discussed. The compound’s ac electrical conductivity response’s disagreement to universal Jonscher power law is understood from the jump relaxation and concept of mismatch and relaxation models. Reduction in activation energy values with increase in frequency also confirms decrease in barrier height. The potential for thermistor applications and the negative temperature coefficient of resistance behaviour of the sample is critically examined from impedance and temperature resistance study. Optical band-gap studies reveal a reduction in energy band gap from 2.91 to 2.29 eV. Further, the Nyquist plot of the compounds also corroborates the non-Debye nature of relaxation in the samples.

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Sahoo, R.R., Choudhary, R.N.P. Investigation of structural, dielectric, transport and optical characteristics of Sm/Ce modified bismuth titanate ceramics. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 35, 737 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-024-12429-3

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