Raghavendra Sagar
Articles written in Bulletin of Materials Science
Volume 36 Issue 4 August 2013 pp 601-606
Investigation on microstructure and dielectric behaviour of (Ba0.999−𝑥Gd0.001Cr𝑥)TiO3 ceramics
Shivanand Madolappa Raghavendra Sagar Nagbasavanna Sharanappa R L Raibagkar
Ceramics of BaTiO3 co-doped with Gd and Cr at Ba-site was synthesized via solid-state reaction route. Surface morphology shows the increase in grain size with the increase of Cr-content below 3 mol%. The high value of 𝜀 in the synthesized samples is associated with space charge polarization and inhomogeneous dielectric structure. Gd is diffused well into the most of Ba sites and vacancies leaving very few defects or voids for the generation of absorption current which results in dielectric loss. Below 3 mol% of Cr-concentration, dissipation factor was improved. Increase in a.c. conductivity with rise of temperature is due to increase in thermally activated electron drift mobility of charges according to the hopping conduction mechanism. Moreover, samples show the positive temperature coefficient of conductivity, which is most desirable for developing highly sensitive thermal detectors and sensors. Also, higher frequency indicates motion of charges in the ceramic samples.
Volume 42 Issue 4 August 2019 Article ID 0159
RAGHAVENDRA SAGAR R L RAIBAGKAR
The influence of multiwall carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) reinforced on microstructures and their transport properties on pure and cerium-substituted barium zirconium titanate (BZT) ceramics are reported in this study. The MWCNTswere prepared by a low-temperature sonochemical/hydrothermal method using dichloromethane as a carbon source. These MWCNTs were mixed with the as-prepared ceramic powders before heat treatment to obtain a reinforced product. The scanning electron micrographs reveal the successful incorporation of carbon nanotubes in BZT ceramics. The temperature dependent direct current (dc)-resistivity was less for MWCNT-reinforced ceramics in contrast to that of pure ceramics. The decrease in the dc resistivity was due to the superior electrical behaviour of MWCNTs, which act as a connector between ceramic grains. The Seebeck coefficient of cerium-substituted-BZT improved after reinforcing the MWCNTs.
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