Structure, Dielectric Relaxor Behavior and Ferroelectric Properties of Sr_1-xLa_xBi₂Nb_2-x/5O₉ Ferroelectric Ceramics

Abstract:

Ferroelectric ceramics, Sr_1-xLa_xBi₂Nb_2-x/5O₉ (SLBNO), were prepared using the conventional solid-state reaction method. Effect of lanthanum substitution on dielectric and ferroelectric properties of SrBi₂Nb₂O₉ (SBN) ceramics were investigated. X-ray diffraction analyses (XRD) revealed that all the specimens had a single phase with orthorhombic space group A2₁am. The maximum dielectric permittivity peak broadened gradually with the increase in lanthanum substitution indicated that the phase transition from normal ferroelectrics to relaxor ferroelectrics occurred in SLBNO ceramics. The modified Curie-Weiss (CW) law was used to describe the relaxor behavior of the SLBNO ceramics. The relaxation indication coefficient (γ) was estimated from a quadratic fit of modified CW law and was found to be 1.7 and 2.0 for the SLBN20 and SLBN30 specimens, respectively. Curie temperature (T_c) of the SBN ceramic was decreased gradually with the increase in lanthanum substitution. In addition, the ferroelectric properties of the SBN ceramic were enhanced significantly by the introduction of lanthanum ions and the maximum of remnant polarization (P_r) was found to be 4.35 μC/cm² for the SLCB20 specimen. Nature of relaxor behavior of the SLBNO ceramic is attributed to the cationic disordering at nanoscale on A site by the introduction of lanthanum ions.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 975)
• Pages: 16-22
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.975.16
• Online since: July 2014
• Authors: Pin Yang Fang, Zeng Zhe Xi*, Wei Long, Xiao Juan Li
• Keywords: Aurivillius, Dielectric Relaxation, Ferroelectric Property, SrBi₂Nb₂O₉

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