Effects of ZnO Doping on Microstructure, Dielectric and Ferroelectric Properties of La₂Ti₂O₇ Ceramics

Abstract:

The La₂Ti₂O₇+xwt%ZnO(x=0, 0.05, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5) ceramics were prepared by the conventional solid state reaction method, and effects of ZnO doped on the structure, dielectric and ferroelectric properties were investigated in detail. The X-ray diffraction patterns of La₂Ti₂O₇ ceramics doped by ZnO oxide showed that no second phase exists. The surface morphology is palte-like shape, the grains of La₂Ti₂O₇ ceramics increase with increasing the content of ZnO, and the result is to improve the density of La₂Ti₂O₇ ceramics. The dielectric constant and loss decreases with increasing frequency.When the content of ZnO is more than 0.05wt%, the dielectric constant and loss decreases with the amount of addition of ZnO oxide increasing. The ferroelectric hysteresis loop is not saturable, which is attributed to its large leakage current. The ferroelectric properties improve with the addition of ZnO oxide. .

• Periodical: Key Engineering Materials (Volumes 602-603)
• Pages: 719-722
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.602-603.719
• Online since: March 2014
• Authors: Gang Chen*, Xiao Dong Peng, Chun Lin Deng, Chun Lin Fu, Wei Cai, Chun Yan Deng, Xiao Shuang Li
• Keywords: Dielectric Property, Ferroelectric Properties, La₂Ti₂O₇Ceramic, ZnO Doped

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