Electrical Characteristics and Microstructures of Ce2O3-Doped Bi4Ti3O12 Ceramics

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The electrical properties of Ce-doped bismuth titanate, Bi4-xCexTi3O12 (BCT) ceramics prepared by a conventional electroceramic technique were investigated. XRD analyses revealed Bi-layered perovskite structure in all samples. SEM micrographs showed randomly oriented and plate-like morphology. For the samples with x=0.4 and 1.0 the current-voltage characteristics exhibited negative differential resistance behaviors and their P-E hysteresis loops were characterized by large leakage current, whereas for the samples with x=0.6 and 0.8 the current-voltage characteristics showed simple ohmic behaviors and their P-E hysteresis loops were the saturated and undistorted hysteresis loops. The remanent polarization ( Pr ) and coercive field (Ec) of the BCT ceramic with x=0.8 were above 20μC/cm2 and 60KV/cm , respectively.

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