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Microstructure, spectral and frequency dependent electrical studies of Ni-and Zn-substituted Co$_3$O$_4$ spinels for capacitor applications
Volume 46 Published: 6 March 2023 Article ID 0049
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Keywords
Spinels ;microstructure ;relative permittivity ;tangent loss ;ac-conductivity ;thermistors. -
Abstract
Substituted Co$_3$O$_4$ spinels in the form of NiCo$_2$O$_4$ and ZnCo$_2$O$_4$ are prepared by a wet chemical co-precipitation approach at 500°C. The average grain size of substituted Co$_3$O$_4$ spinels is estimated from scanning electron micrographs and projected to be typically below 200 nm. Furthermore, microstructure analysis illustrates the ability of Ni and Zn substituents as an effective grain growth facilitator for Co$_3$O$_4$ spinel. Fourier transform infrared spectrum for all prepared spinels shows the prominent peaks corresponding to metal-oxide stretching vibration suggestive of pure phase formation. The electric and dielectric properties of substituted Co$_3$O$_4$ spinels were studied in the frequency range of 40 Hz to 8 MHz at different temperatures. For all spinels, the giant relative permittivity notably reduces with the increment in frequency and remains nearly same in higher frequencies at all temperatures. Conversely, the ac-conductivity remains almost same throughout studied frequencies but enhances with temperature, a behaviour typically observed in negative temperature co-efficient thermostats. The increase in tan ${\delta}$ as a function of temperature and complex impedance behaviour also endorses the conduction mechanism.
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Author Affiliations
- Department of Physics, Mangalore Institute of Technology and Engineering, Affiliated to Visvesvaraya Technological University, Moodbidri 574225, India
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Dates
- Published
- 6 March 2023
- Manuscript received
- 8 August 2022
- Accepted
- 6 November 2022
- Final version published online
- 6 March 2023
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