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Dielectric properties of spark plasma sintered BaTi₂O₅ ceramics prepared through sol–gel process

Wenfeng Liu

Research Project Promotion Institute, Shimane University, Matsue, Shimane 690-8504, Japan

State Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Power Equipment, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, P. R. China

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Shinya Tsukada

Faculty of Education, Shimane University, Matsue, Shimane 690-8504, Japan

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Yukikuni Akishige

Faculty of Education, Shimane University, Matsue, Shimane 690-8504, Japan

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https://doi.org/10.1142/S1793604714500453Cited by:8 (Source: Crossref)

Abstract

Barium dititanate (BaTi₂O₅) ceramics with high density and phase purity were fabricated by spark plasma sintering (SPS) from the sol–gel derived powders. The fine grained ceramics exhibited a diffuse phase transition which is qualitatively the same as the conventional defects induced relaxor behavior but different in high transition temperature and weak diffuseness. Furthermore the dielectric constant of the present BaTi₂O₅ ceramics showed an abnormal enhancement under the dc bias. The tunability can reach 58%. This can be explained by the favor of b-axis during the cooling process with the help of the dc bias.

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