Electrical Characterization and Microstructures of Bi4-xDyxTi3O12 Ceramics

Article Preview

Abstract:

The electrical properties of Dy-doped bismuth titanate,Bi4-xDyxTi3O12 (BDT) 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=0.25 and 1.0 the current-voltage characteristics exhibited negative differential resistance behaviors and their P-V hysteresis loops were characterized by large leakage current, whereas for the samples with x=0.5 and 0.75 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 BDT ceramic with x=0.75 were above 16μC/cm2 and 75KV/cm , respectively.

You might also be interested in these eBooks

Info:

Periodical:

Pages:

366-369

Citation:

Online since:

November 2014

Export:

Price:

Permissions CCC:

Permissions PLS:

Сopyright:

© 2015 Trans Tech Publications Ltd. All Rights Reserved

Share:

Citation:

[1] T. Kojima, T. Sakai, T. Watanabe, et al.: Large remanent polarization of (Bi, Nd)4Ti3O12 epitaxial thin films grown by metalorganic chemical vapor deposition, Appl. Phys. Lett. 80 (2002) 2746-2748.

DOI: 10.1063/1.1468914

Google Scholar

[2] D. Wu, A. D. Li, T. Yu, et al.: Polarization and electrical properties of Bi3. 25Pr0. 75Ti3O12 ferroelectric thin films, Appl. Phys. Lett. 78 (2004) 95-99.

Google Scholar

[3] B.H. Park, B.S. Kang, S.D. Bu, et al.: Lanthanum-substituted bismuth titanate for use in non-volatile memories, Nature, 401 (1999) 682-685.

DOI: 10.1038/44352

Google Scholar

[4] H. N. Lee, D. Hesse, N. Zakharov et al.: Ferroelectric Bi3. 25La0. 75Ti3O12 films of uniform a-axis orientation on silicon substrates, Science, 296 (2002) 2006-(2008).

Google Scholar

[5] W. Wang, J. Zhu, X. Y. Mao, et al.: Properties of Tunsten-doped Bi4Ti3O12-Sr Bi4Ti4O15 intergrouth ferroelectrics, Mater. Res. Bull. 42 (2007) 274-280.

Google Scholar

[6] C. P. Cheng, M. H. Tang, Y. C. Zhou et al.: Structure evolution and ferroelectric properties of Bi3. 4Yb0. 6Ti3O12 thin films crystallized under a moderate temperature, Mater. Lett. (2006) 08089.

Google Scholar

[7] U. Chon, K. Kim, H. M Jang, et al.: Fatigue-free samarium-modified bismuth titanate (Bi4-xSmxTi3O12) film capacitors having large spontaneous polarizations, Appl. Phys. Lett. 79 (2001) 3137-3139.

DOI: 10.1063/1.1415353

Google Scholar

[8] M. Chen, Y. Wang, Z. L. Liu, et al.: Electrical Characteristics and Microstructures of Sm2O3-doped Bi4Ti3O12 Ceramics, Chin. Phys. Lett. 21 (2004) 1811-1814.

Google Scholar